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Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Nudariina (subtribe)/  Cyana (genus)/  Chionaema (subgenus)/  Cyana puella (species)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rothschild, 1924
Citation:Cyana (Chionema [sic], auct. plur.) puella postflavida, subsp. n.
Original genus:Cyana
Publication:Rothschild W. 1924. Some new or noteworthy Madagascar and African Heterocera.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(9) 14
Issue:81
Pagination:308
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Cyana puella postflavida (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Arctiidae 5914♂, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, B. E. A., Kibwezi, 14.v.1917, leg. W. Feather; published from Madagascar, Diego Suarez, a wrong locality (see Karisch 2013: 111).
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype 1♀, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, B. E. A., Kibwezi, 14.v.1917, leg. W. Feather; published from Madagascar, Diego Suarez, a wrong locality (see Karisch 2013: 111).
Distribution note:

The record of Madagascar (in the original description) is erroneous, see T. Karisch (2013: 111).

Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Cameroon Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 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 48
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Ethiopia Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Kenya Rothschild W. 1924. Some new or noteworthy Madagascar and African Heterocera. page 308
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Oman Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Saudi Arabia Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Tanzania Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Uganda Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 112
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924 Yemen Hacker H. H. 1999b. Systematic list of the Lepidoptera of the Arabian Peninsula with a survey of the spread with special reference to the fauna of Yemen. page 120
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cyana puella fugax (Berio, 1939) (Berio, 1939) subspecies Synonym Chionaema puella fugax