| Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Arctiini (tribe)/ Paralpenus (genus)/ |
| Status: | Accepted |
| Authorship: | Watson, 1989 |
| Citation: | Paralpenus gen. n. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Hyphantria atripes Hampson, 1909. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4: 362. By original designation. |
| Publication: | Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). |
| Journal: | Entomologica scandinavica |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pagination: | 274 |
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralpenus atripes (Hampson, 1909) | (Hampson, 1909) | species | Accepted | Hyphantria atripes | |
| Paralpenus atropunctata (Fawcett, 1903) | (Fawcett, 1903) | species | Synonym | Estigmene atropunctata | |
| Paralpenus eborina (Debauche, 1942) | (Debauche, 1942) | species | Synonym | Hyphantria eborina | |
| Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909) | (Hampson, 1909) | species | Accepted | Amsacta flavicosta | |
| Paralpenus flavizonata (Hampson, 1911) | (Hampson, 1911) | species | Accepted | Amsacta flavizonata | |
| Paralpenus julius Kühne, 2010 | Kühne, 2010 | species | Accepted | Paralpenus julius | |
| Paralpenus nigrilinea (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | species | Synonym | Maenas nigrilinea | |
| Paralpenus paucipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | species | Synonym | Maenas paucipuncta | |
| Paralpenus paucipunctata (Kiriakoff, 1965) | (Kiriakoff, 1965) | species | Misapplied | Maenas paucipunctata | |
| Paralpenus punctigera (Hering, 1928) | (Hering, 1928) | species | Synonym | Stracena punctigera | |
| Paralpenus strigulosa (Hampson, 1901) | (Hampson, 1901) | species | Accepted | Hyphantria strigulosa | |
| Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916) | (Hampson, 1916) | species | Accepted | Amsacta ugandae | |
| Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909) | (Strand, 1909) | species | Accepted | Acantharctia wintgensi |