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Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Aganainae (subfamily)/  Sommeria (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Felder R., 1874)
Citation:Homoeognatha (= Sommeria Hb. Zutr. II 1825. p. 13) Aganais F.
Original genus:Homoeognatha
Publication:Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:—
Volume:2
Issue:4
Pagination:5; pl. cvi, fig. 21
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221086
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Sommeria aganais (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Sommeria by J. Zwier (2022: 233).

Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natalia.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) 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 49
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Ethiopia Pagenstecher A. 1903. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der Reise des Freiherrn Carlo von Erlanger durch Süd-Schoa, die Galla- und Somaliländer in 1900 und 1901. Sphingiden und Bombyciden. page 18 (as albicosta)
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Kenya page TMSA
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 5
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Tanzania Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). page 234
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Togo Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 91
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1952. Field notes from East Africa (6). page 184
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 459
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Zimbabwe page TMSA
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 18).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Acokanthera oblongifolia Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 68 (as A. spectabilis)
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 18
Sommeria aganais (Felder R., 1874) Carissa macrocarpa Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as C. grandiflora)
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
Sommeria albescens (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama albescens
Sommeria albicans (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama albicans
Sommeria albicosta (Pagenstecher, 1903) (Pagenstecher, 1903) species Synonym Digama albicosta
Sommeria albicostata (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama albicostata
Sommeria disticta (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama disticta
Sommeria feralba (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama feralba
Sommeria lineata (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama lineata
Sommeria monosticta (Berio, 1941) (Berio, 1941) species Misapplied Digama monosticta