Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Eustrotiinae (subfamily)/  Pseudozarba (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Distant, 1898)
Citation:	Tarache aethiops, sp. n.
Original genus:	Tarache
Publication:	Distant W. L. 1898b. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 1
Issue:	3
Pagination:	223–224
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365426

Pseudozarba aethiops (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pseudozarba by H. Hacker (2016a: 489).

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.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Holotype	unknown	NHMUK	Holotype, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, iii.1896, leg. W. L. Distant.

Distribution note:

Eulocastra neoexcisa Berio, 1954 is the objective replacement name for Acontia excisa Butler, 1889, a junior primary homonym of Acontia excisa Swinhoe, 1885. This is an Oriental species which has erroneously been reported on several occasions for the Afrotropical fauna.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Angola		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 489
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Botswana		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 235
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 412
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Ethiopia		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 489
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Gambia		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 397 (as excisa)
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 397 (as excisa)
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Madagascar		Berio E. 1954g. Etude de quelques Noctuidae Erastriinae de Madagascar (Lepid. Noctuidae). page 152 (as neoexcisa)
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Malawi		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 489
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	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 163
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Nigeria		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 489
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1980a. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae. – In: Wittmer & Büttiker (eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2. page 222 (as monozona)
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Seychelles	Aldabra	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 138 (as neoexcisa)
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	South Africa	Gauteng	Distant W. L. 1898b. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 234
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Sudan		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 489
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Tanzania		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 489
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Yemen		Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Bischof A. 1999. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected by A. Bischof, H. Hacker and H.-P. Schreier in autumn 1996 and B. Müller in summer 1987. page 277
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 628
Pseudozarba aethiops (Distant, 1898)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 397 (as excisa)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Pseudozarba aethiops (1)

Pseudozarba aethiops (2)

Pseudozarba aethiops (3)

Pseudozarba aethiops (4)

Pseudozarba maculicilia (1)

Pseudozarba monozona (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pseudozarba maculicilia (Strand, 1917)	(Strand, 1917)	species	Misapplied	Eulocastra maculicilia
Pseudozarba monozona (Hampson, 1910)	(Hampson, 1910)	species	Synonym	Eulocastra monozona