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Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Phalerinae (subfamily)/  Rigema (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Snellen, 1872)
Citation:Phalera Woerdeni m. nov. sp.
Original genus:Phalera
Publication:Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika.
Journal:Tijdschrift voor Entomologie
Volume:15
Issue:
Pagination:45–46; pl. 4, figs 1–3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10839125

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Rigema by E. Strand (1912c: 53).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Holotype RMNH Holotype ♂, RMNH. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Neder-Guinea, v–x.1968, leg. M. G. van Woerden.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Angola Dewitz H. 1881. Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge. page 89
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. page 45
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 305
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Eritrea Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 61
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Kenya Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 385
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 204
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Strand E. 1912c. Zur Kenntnis der Arten der Notodontiden-Gattung Rigema. page 53 (as meridionalis)
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Sudan Kiriakoff S. G. 1962b. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea). Phalera et genres voisins. page 9
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Tanzania Strand E. 1912c. Zur Kenntnis der Arten der Notodontiden-Gattung Rigema. page 53 (as meridionalis)
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Cyperus sp. Cyperaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 180
Rigema woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) Undefined Grasses Undefined South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 81
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Rigema meridionalis Strand, 1912 Strand, 1912 species Synonym Rigema meridionalis
Rigema wordeni Gaede, 1928 Gaede, 1928 species Misapplied Rigema wordeni
Rigema wordeni Berio, 1939 Berio, 1939 species Misapplied Rigema wordeni