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Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Hypeninae (subfamily)/ Zekelita (genus)/ Zekelita (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Citation:	[Hypena] Ravalis m.
Original genus:	Hypena
Publication:	Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1843–1855. Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge. Die Schwärmer, Spinner und Eulen.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:
Pagination:	425–426; pl. 119, fig. 613
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42585485

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Zekelita ravalis (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zekelita by M. Lödl & B. Mayerl (1997b: 90). Transferred to subgenus Zekelita by H. Hacker (2021: 204).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)		unknown		Probably lost (see M. Lödl & Mayerl 1997b: 91).	Türkiye	[Turkey], Amasya, leg. Lederer.	Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1997b. Ravalita subgen n., eine neue Untergattung von Zekelita Walker, 1863 (=Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 425–426; pl. 119, fig. 613

Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Pakistan; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Uzbekistan.

Scientific name	Country	Publication
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Bahrain	Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 138 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Ethiopia	Berio E. 1944. Missione biologica Sagan-Omo diretta dal Prof. E. Zavattari. Lepidoptera Agaristidae e Noctuidae. page 78 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Ghana	Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 434 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Kenya	Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 434 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 248 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Oman	Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 176 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Saudi Arabia	Wiltshire E. P. 1980a. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae. – In: Wittmer & Büttiker (eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2. page 236 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Somalia	Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 137 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	South Africa	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 10 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	United Arab Emirates	Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 8 (as revolutalis)
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Yemen	Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 612
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Zambia	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 450 (as revolutalis)

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 216).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Alhagi sp.	Fabaceae		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 177
Zekelita ravalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Gymnosporia buxifolia	Celastraceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 216 (as extorris)

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Zekelita centralis (Staudinger, 1892)	(Staudinger, 1892)	species	Synonym	Hypena centralis
Zekelita eremialis (Swinhoe, 1890)	(Swinhoe, 1890)	species	Synonym	Rhynchina eremialis
Zekelita extorris (Warren, 1913)	(Warren, 1913)	species	Synonym	Rhynchodontodes extorris
Zekelita pallida (Draudt, 1936)	(Draudt, 1936)	species	Synonym	Rhynchodontodes pallida
Zekelita revolutalis (Zeller, 1852)	(Zeller, 1852)	species	Synonym	Hypena revolutalis
Zekelita separata (Warren, 1913)	(Warren, 1913)	species	Synonym	Rhynchodontodes separata
Zekelita syriacalis (Staudinger, 1892)	(Staudinger, 1892)	species	Synonym	Hypena syriacalis
Zekelita transcaspica (Brandt, 1941)	(Brandt, 1941)	species	Synonym	Rhynchodontodes transcaspica