Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)

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Permalink:	HETEACRO
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Pericymini (tribe)/  Heteropalpia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Püngeler, 1904)
Citation:	Pericyma acrosticta n sp.
Original genus:	Pericyma
Publication:	Püngeler R. 1904. Neue Palaearctische Macrolepidopteren.
Journal:	Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris
Volume:	16 (1903)
Issue:	2
Pagination:	290; pl. vi, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12521927

Heteropalpia acrosticta (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Heteropalpia by E. P. Wiltshire (1970a: 98). Has been transferred to Rhabdophera by H. Hacker (2016: 326).

Wiltshire E. P. 1970a. Middle East Lepidoptera XVIII. A review of the genus Pericyma Herrich-Schäffer and neighbouring genera (Noctuidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Syntype	♂	NHMW	Syntypes 3♂, 3♀, NHMW.	Israel	[Israel], Ain-Dschidi [En Gedi], westl. Totes Meer, xii.1901, leg. Bacher.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Jordan, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Rothschild W. 1915a. On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913–1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a journey to the Hoggar Mountains (Sahara). page 255
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Bahrain		Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 137
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Chad	Tibesti	Herbulot C. & Viette P. 1952. Mission de l'Office National Antiacridien au Tibesti-Tchad (1949). Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 83
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Mauritania		Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 113
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Niger		Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920. page 167
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 160
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Saudi Arabia		Kiriakoff S. G. 1960e. Lépidoptères Hétérocères (partim) récoltés par P. Lippens en Jordanie et en Arabie Séoudite. page 9
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Somalia		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 326
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Sudan		Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 113
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	United Arab Emirates		Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 7
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 371
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Yemen		Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 614

Plant note:

Description of the larva in C. Dumont (1930a: 15–16).

Dumont C. 1930a. Note biologique sur Pericyma acrosticta Püng. (Lep. Catocalinae).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Acacia gummifera	Fabaceae	Morocco	Hacker H. H. 2001a. Fauna of the Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Levante with descriptions and taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Appendix: Revision genus Clytie Hübner, [1823]. page 58
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Acacia gummifera	Fabaceae		Speidel W. & Hassler M. 1989. Die Schmetterlingsfauna der südlichen algerischen Sahara und ihrer Hochgebirge Hoggar und Tassili n'Ajjer (Lepidoptera). page 78
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Acacia raddiana	Fabaceae	Morocco	Hacker H. H. 2001a. Fauna of the Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Levante with descriptions and taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Appendix: Revision genus Clytie Hübner, [1823]. page 58
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Acacia seyal	Fabaceae		Speidel W. & Hassler M. 1989. Die Schmetterlingsfauna der südlichen algerischen Sahara und ihrer Hochgebirge Hoggar und Tassili n'Ajjer (Lepidoptera). page 78
Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae		Wiltshire E. P. 1990. An illustrated, annotated catalogue of the Macro-Heterocera of Saudi Arabia. – In: Büttiker, W. & Krupp, F. (Eds.). Fauna of Saudi Arabia. page 210

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Heteropalpia acrosticta (1)

Heteropalpia acrosticta (2)

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