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Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Hebena (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Citation:Automolis HV. lateritia H-S.
Original genus:Automolis
Publication:Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter).
Journal:
Volume:(1) 1
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Pagination:72, 81; pl. [74], fig. 274
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33669224

Taxonomic note:

The original holotype South Africa, "Cap", could not be traced and is probably lost (see Ł. Przybyłowicz & L. Kühne 2008: 152).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Neotype ZSM Neotype ♂, designated by R. Fiebig et al. (2023: 308), genitalia slide 36.749, ZSM. South Africa South Africa, Mpumalanga, Barberton Nature Reserve, Berghuisi 2.5 km S of Barberton, 1130 m, 14–16.xi.2014, leg. R. & S. Fiebig. Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 72, 81; pl. [74], fig. 274
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Angola Ladeiro J. M. 1956. Lepidópteros de Angola (estudio de uma colecção oferecida ao Museu Zoológico de Coimbra). page 157
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Botswana Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae. page 145
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Burundi Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Cameroon Przybyłowicz Ł. & Kühne L. 2008. Syntominae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 152
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 10
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the South Kivu Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 288
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Maniema Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Zerny H. 1912b. Syntomidae. – In: Wagner, H. (Ed.): Lepidopterorum Catalogus. page 43
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 10
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) 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
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Eswatini Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 259
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Ethiopia Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae. page 145
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Guinea Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. page 32
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 92
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 160
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Malawi Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae. page 145
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Rwanda Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 41
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 259
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Western Cape Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter). page 72
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Mpumalanga Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 308
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Sudan Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 310
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Tanzania Karsch F. 1898b. Über die auf der Irangi-Expedition gesammelten Orthoptera und Lepidoptera. – In: Werther C. W. Die mittleren Hochländer der nördlichen Deutsch-Ost-Afrika. page 314
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 104
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 390
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Zimbabwe Janse A. J. T. 1945b. On the South African species of Metarctia, with the description of a new species. page 93
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Senecio sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176
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
Metarctia abyssinibia Strand, 1920 Strand, 1920 species Misapplied Metarctia abyssinibia
Metarctia venosa (Walker, 1856) (Walker, 1856) species Synonym Hebena venosa