Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Pallastica (genus)/  Pallastica (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Citation:	Gonometa pallens, sp. n.
Original genus:	Gonometa
Publication:	Bethune-Baker G. T. 1908a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 2
Issue:	9
Pagination:	260
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071029

Pallastica pallens (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Zambia	[Zambia, Eastern Province], NE Rhodesia, Fort Jameson [Chipata], 02.iv.1906, leg. A. A. Longshae.

Distribution note:

A. M. Prozorov et al. (2023b: 422) restrict the distribution to Malawi and Zambia.

Prozorov A. M., Prozorova T. A., Spitsyn V. M., Spitsyna E. A., Kondakov A. V., Soboleva A. A., Volkova J. S., Yakovlev R. V., Saldaitis A., Sulak H. E., Revay E. E. & Müller G. C. 2023b. New records of Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera) from Zanzibar Island with taxonomic notes and description of one new species of Odontopacha Aurivillius, 1909.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Burundi		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Côte d'Ivoire		Basquin P. 2016b. Premières données sur les Lasiocampidae du Mont Tonkoui (République de Côte d'Ivoire). page 35
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Ghana		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Kenya		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Mozambique		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	South Africa		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Tanzania		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 16
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Uganda		Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Zambia		Bethune-Baker G. T. 1908a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. page 260

Plant note:

See V. V. Zolotuhin & A. V. Gurkovich (2009a: 16).

Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Pinus patula	Pinaceae	Uganda	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	Pinus radiata	Pinaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 94 (as pallene)

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Pallastica pallens (1)

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Pallastica denticula (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pallastica denticula (Bethune-Baker, 1908)	(Bethune-Baker, 1908)	species	Synonym	Metanastria denticula