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Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Macariini (tribe)/  Chiasmia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1861)
Citation:Panagra semitecta
Original genus:Panagra
Publication:Walker F. 1861b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXIII.– Geometrites (continued).
Journal:—
Volume:23
Issue:
Pagination:987
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39713901
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Chiasmia semitecta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Chiasmia by M. Krüger (2001a: 139).

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 semitecta (Walker, 1861) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, leg. R. Trimen.
Distribution note:

The record of Gambia (H. Druce 1887a: 504) as gnophosata is probably a misidentification.

Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 504 (as gnophosata)
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) Lesotho Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 139
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) South Africa Western Cape Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 139
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) South Africa Northern Cape Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 139
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) South Africa Free State Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 139
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) South Africa Walker F. 1861b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXIII.– Geometrites (continued). page 987
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 176
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) South Africa Eastern Cape Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 139
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) Helichrysum cymosum Asteraceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 176
Chiasmia semitecta (Walker, 1861) Helichrysum sp. Asteraceae South Africa Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 139
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 gnophosata (Walker, 1863) (Walker, 1863) species Synonym Macaria gnophosata