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Chiasmia arenosa (Butler, 1875)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Macariini (tribe)/  Chiasmia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1875)
Citation:Aspilates arenosa, n. sp.
Original genus:Aspilates
Publication:Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(4) 16
Issue:96
Pagination:419
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128305
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Chiasmia arenosa (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Chiasmia by M. Krüger (2001a: 266).

Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Chiasmia arenosa (Butler, 1875) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Burrows.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Chiasmia arenosa (Butler, 1875) Acacia caffra Fabaceae South Africa Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 13
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
Chiasmia bitaeniata (Warren, 1914) (Warren, 1914) species Synonym Tephrinopsis bitaeniata
Chiasmia sordidata (Warren, 1897) (Warren, 1897) species Synonym Rhinodia sordidata