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Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892

Permalink:	BALAELEG
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Thyretina (subtribe)/ Balacra (genus)/ Lamprobalacra (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Aurivillius, 1892
Citation:	Balacra elegans n. sp.
Original genus:	Balacra
Publication:	Aurivillius C. 1892. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. II. Heterocera.
Journal:	Entomologisk Tidskrift
Volume:	13
Issue:
Pagination:	190 (footnote)
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12120927

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Balacra elegans (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Holotype	♂	SNHM	Holotype ♂, SNHM.	Cameroon	Cameroon, 10.iii.1891, leg. Y. Sjöstedt.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Burundi		Kiriakoff S. G. 1973c. Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Staatssammlung München. page 86
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Cameroon		Aurivillius C. 1892. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. II. Heterocera. page 190
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Central African Republic		page CMNH (as damalis)
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Bas Congo	Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 13
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Equateur	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 74
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	West Kasai	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 74
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	East Kasai	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 74
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 74
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Dufrane A. 1945. Lépidoptères du Kivu (3e note). page 135
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Schouteden H. 1929. Voyage au Congo de S. A. R. le Prince Léopold de Belgique (1925). Lepidoptera. – 2. Hétérocères. page 230
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	East Kasai	Kiriakoff S. G. 1955b. On the female genitalic structures of the Thyretidae (Lepidoptera). page 120
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	South Kivu	Dufrane A. 1945. Lépidoptères du Kivu (3e note). page 135 (as kivensis)
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Côte d'Ivoire		Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 47
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Equatorial Guinea		Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. page 397 (as damalis)
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Gabon		Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. page 397 (as damalis)
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Ghana		Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 47
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Liberia		Dyar H. G. 1899a. New species of Syntomidae. page 174 (as curriei)
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Nigeria		Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 47
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Rwanda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1973c. Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Staatssammlung München. page 86
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Tanzania		Kiriakoff S. G. 1973c. Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Staatssammlung München. page 86
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1907c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. page 225

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Balacra bumba (Strand, 1918)	(Strand, 1918)	species	Synonym	Pseudapiconoma bumba
Balacra curriei (Dyar, 1899)	(Dyar, 1899)	species	Synonym	Pseudapiconoma curriei
Balacra damalis Holland, 1893	Holland, 1893	species	Synonym	Balacra damalis
Balacra kivensis Dufrane, 1945	Dufrane, 1945	species	Synonym	Balacra kivensis