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Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)

Permalink:	STENPREU
Higher taxa:	Eupterotidae (family)/ Janinae (subfamily)/ Cryptojana (genus)/ Cryptojana (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Aurivillius, 1893)
Citation:	Jana Preussi n. sp.
Original genus:	Jana
Publication:	Aurivillius C. 1893. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika.
Journal:	Entomologisk Tidskrift
Volume:	14
Issue:	3
Pagination:	209
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12121258

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Cryptojana preussi (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cryptojana by H. Takano (2026: 20).

Takano H. 2026. Revisional notes on the monkey-moth genus Stenoglene Felder & Felder, 1874 and its allies, with descriptions of several new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Eupterotidae: Janinae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, MfN.	Cameroon	Cameroon Interior, leg. P. Preuss.

DNA voucher(s)
BC_Basq2910

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Cameroon		Aurivillius C. 1893. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika. page 209
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Central African Republic		Dall'Asta U. & Poncin G. 1980. Nouvelles espèces des genres Stenoglene Felder et Epijana Holland de l'Afrique Centrale (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera). page 480
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Dall'Asta U. & Poncin G. 1980. Nouvelles espèces des genres Stenoglene Felder et Epijana Holland de l'Afrique Centrale (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera). page 480
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Dall'Asta U. & Poncin G. 1980. Nouvelles espèces des genres Stenoglene Felder et Epijana Holland de l'Afrique Centrale (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera). page 480
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Ghana		page MGCL
Cryptojana preussi (Aurivillius, 1893)	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 118

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