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Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Syntomina (subtribe)/  Meganaclia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Plötz, 1880)
Citation:Naclia ? Sippia nov. sp.
Original genus:Naclia
Publication:Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge.
Journal:Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:41
Issue:1–3
Pagination:78
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8989452
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Meganaclia sippia (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Meganaclia by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 33).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Lectotype ♂ ZIMG Lectotype ♂, designated by N. Ignatev et al. (2023: 458), genitalia slide P316♂, ZIMG Cameroon Cameroon Mountains, W Africa, leg. R. Buchholz. Ignatev N., László G. M., Paśnik A., Fric Z. F., Sulak H. & Müller G. C. 2023. Five new species of the genus Meganaclia Aurivillius, 1892 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 78
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Lectotype ♂ ZIMG Paralectotypes 3♂, ZIMG. Cameroon Cameroon Mountains, W Africa, leg. R. Buchholz. Ignatev N., László G. M., Paśnik A., Fric Z. F., Sulak H. & Müller G. C. 2023. Five new species of the genus Meganaclia Aurivillius, 1892 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 78
Distribution note:

This was the only species of the genus Meganaclia known till 2023. The distribution data may refer to 4 of the 5 later described species in V. Igantev et al. (2023).

Ignatev N., László G. M., Paśnik A., Fric Z. F., Sulak H. & Müller G. C. 2023. Five new species of the genus Meganaclia Aurivillius, 1892 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Cameroon Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 78
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Congo Mabille P. 1890a. Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera). page 37
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 21
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 20
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Maniema Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 21
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 20
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 21
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Côte d'Ivoire Mabille P. 1890a. Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera). page 37
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1912k. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch Guinea. Lepidoptera I. (Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae, Striphnopterygidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Syntomididae [sic], Hypsidae und Agaristidae). page 183
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Ghana page RMCA
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Kenya Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 370
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Liberia Ignatev N., László G. M., Paśnik A., Fric Z. F., Sulak H. & Müller G. C. 2023. Five new species of the genus Meganaclia Aurivillius, 1892 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 458
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Niger Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae. page 137
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Nigeria Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 370
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Sierra Leone Zerny H. 1912b. Syntomidae. – In: Wagner, H. (Ed.): Lepidopterorum Catalogus. page 40
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Tanzania Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 255
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Uganda Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 370
Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Uganda Ssese Islands Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 157
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination