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Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Pasiphila (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Prout L. B., 1916)
Citation:Chloroclystis lita spec. nov.
Original genus:Chloroclystis
Publication:Prout L. B. 1916c. New African Geometridae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:23
Issue:
Pagination:279
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33707832
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Pasiphila lita (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pasiphila by A. Hausmann (2006: 14).

Hausmann A. 2006. The geometrid moth species from Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Estcourt, leg. J. M. Hutchinson.
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Estcourt, leg. J. M. Hutchinson.
Distribution note:

The record of Oman (Wiltshire 1977b: 167) refers to Pasiphila palaearctica (Brandt, 1938) (see A. Hausmann 2009).

Hausmann A. 2009a. Hypochrosis hannelorae sp. n. from Tanzania (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Chad Tibesti Herbulot C. 1965c. Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tibesti. page 34
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Ghana Herbulot C. 1965c. Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tibesti. page 35
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Kenya Le Cerf F. 1922c. Voyage de Mr. le Baron Maurice de Rothschild en Ethiopie et en Afrique orientale anglaise (1904–1905). Lépidoptères. Hétérocères. page 447
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Malawi Staude H. S. & Murphy R. J. 2011. The geometrid fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Mount Mulanje, Malawi and the importance of Mount Mulanje as an area of conservation priority. page 46
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Namibia Krüger M. 2004b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 242
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Nigeria Herbulot C. 1965c. Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tibesti. page 35
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1982a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bombycidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2). page 303
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) South Africa Eastern Cape Krüger M. 2007b. Composition and origin of the geometrid fauna (Lepidoptera) of the Sneeuberge, Eastern Cape, with descriptions of new taxa. page 384
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) South Africa Mpumalanga Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 26
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 26
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Prout L. B. 1916c. New African Geometridae. page 279
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Tanzania Herbulot C. 1965c. Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tibesti. page 35
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Yemen Hausmann A. 2006. The geometrid moth species from Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 14
Pasiphila lita (Prout L. B., 1916) Zimbabwe Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 26
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