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Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Nudariina (subtribe)/  Cyana (genus)/  Idiovulpecula (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Distant, 1897)
Citation:Bizone pretoriae, sp. n.
Original genus:Bizone
Publication:Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(6) 20
Issue:
Pagination:198–199
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415174
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Cyana pretoriae (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cyana by T. Karisch (2013: 86).

Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by T. Karisch (2013: 86), genitalia slide Arctiidae 5650♂, NHMUK South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 07.x.1894, leg. W. L. Distant. Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 198–199
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 07.x.1894, leg. W. L. Distant. Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 198–199
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Karisch T. & Dall'Asta U. 2010. New species and subspecies of Cyana Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) from the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. page 123 (as spectabilis)
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) 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 215 (as witti)
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Kenya Kühne L. 2007c. Beschreibung neuer Flechtenbärarten aus Afrika nebst taxonomische Anmerkungen (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). page 162
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 161
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 164
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 164
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Oman 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 215 (as witti)
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Saudi Arabia 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 215 (as witti)
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Somalia 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 13
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 198
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 150
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) South Africa Eastern Cape Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 87
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Tanzania Kühne L. 2007c. Beschreibung neuer Flechtenbärarten aus Afrika nebst taxonomische Anmerkungen (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). page 162
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (IV). page 133
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) United Arab Emirates 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 215 (as witti)
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Yemen Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 89 (as witti)
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 164
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 164
Cyana pretoriae pretoriae (Distant, 1897) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 198
Cyana pretoriae spectabilis Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Karisch T. & Dall'Asta U. 2010. New species and subspecies of Cyana Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) from the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. page 123
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013 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 215
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013 Oman 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 215
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013 Saudi Arabia 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 215
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013 United Arab Emirates 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 215
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013 Yemen Karisch T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the African Cyana-species (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 89
Plant note:

Description of larva in J. S. Taylor (1968b: 150–151).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Undefined Lichens Undefined South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 84
Cyana pretoriae pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Undefined Lichens Undefined South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 84
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cyana pretoriae pretoriae (Distant, 1897) (Distant, 1897) subspecies Accepted Bizone pretoriae pretoriae
Cyana pretoriae spectabilis Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010 Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010 subspecies Accepted Cyana pretoriae spectabilis
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013 Karisch, 2013 subspecies Accepted Cyana pretoriae witti
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination