| Permalink: | PARAHIER | 
| Higher taxa: | Notodontidae (family)/ Cerurinae (subfamily)/ Pararethona (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | (Distant, 1897) | 
| Citation: | Desmeocraera hierax, sp. n. | 
| Original genus: | Desmeocraera | 
| Publication: | Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. | 
| Journal: | Annals and Magazine of Natural History | 
| Volume: | (6) 20 | 
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| Pagination: | 204–205 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415180 | 
| Scientific name | TypeStatus | Gender | Museum | Description | Country | Locality | Publication | URL | 
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| Pararethona hierax (Distant, 1897) | Lectotype | ♂ | NHMUK | Lectotype ♂, designated by A. Schintlmeister & T. Witt (2015: 35), abdomen missing, NHMUK | South Africa | [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, leg. W. L. Distant; Lydenburg District, leg. Zutrzenka. | Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 204–205 | |
| Pararethona hierax (Distant, 1897) | Lectotype | ♀ | NHMUK | Paralectotype 1 ♀, NHMUK, not retreived (see A. Schintlmeister & T. Witt 2015: 35). | South Africa | [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, leg. W. L. Distant; Lydenburg District, leg. Zutrzenka. | Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 204–205 | 
| Scientific name | Plant | Plant Family | Country | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pararethona hierax (Distant, 1897) | Scolopia gerardi | Salicaceae | South Africa | Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 92 | |
| Pararethona hierax (Distant, 1897) | Scolopia mundi | Salicaceae | South Africa | Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 35 | 
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                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
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| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
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| Pararethona dissimilus Janse, 1920 | Janse, 1920 | species | Synonym | Pararethona dissimilus |