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Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Lusurinae (subfamily)/  Desmeocraera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Wallengren, 1860)
Citation:Stauropus interpellatrix n. sp.
Original genus:Stauropus
Publication:Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen.
Journal:Wiener entomologische Monatschrift
Volume:4
Issue:2
Pagination:164
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290470
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Desmeocraera interpellatrix (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Desmeocraera by H. D. J. Wallengren (1865: 52).

Wallengren H. D. J. 1865. Heterocer-Fjärilar, samlade i Kafferlandet af J. A. Wahlberg.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Holotype ♀ SNHM Holotype ♀, abdomen missing (see A. Schintlmeister & T. Witt 2015: 48), SNHM South Africa South Africa, Caffraria, leg. J. A. Wahlberg. Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 164
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Allotype ♂ Neallotype ♂, designated by S. G. Kiriakoff (1958d: 43). South Africa South Africa, Caffraria, leg. J. A. Wahlberg. Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 164
Distribution note:

The record of Sierra Leone is doubtful (see S. G. Kiriakoff 1958d: 44).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1954d. Hétérocères nouveaux et peu connus du Katanga. page 308 (as riley)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Eswatini Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Ethiopia Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49 (as rileyi)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Kenya Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins. page 16 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Mozambique László G. M., Schintlmeister A. & Vetina A. A. 2021. A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species. page 210
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Gauteng Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1920a. On the South African Notodontidae, with descriptions and apparently new genera and species. page 189 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Western Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 148 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Eastern Cape Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Mpumalanga Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Limpopo Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. page 164
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Tanzania page NHMO
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Zimbabwe Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins. page 44
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Eswatini Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Eastern Cape Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Gauteng Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Limpopo Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Mpumalanga Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 49
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Western Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 148 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1920a. On the South African Notodontidae, with descriptions and apparently new genera and species. page 189 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. page 164
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Zimbabwe Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins. page 44
Desmeocraera interpellatrix rileyi Kiriakoff, 1954 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1954d. Hétérocères nouveaux et peu connus du Katanga. page 308
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Eugenia cordata Myrtaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 148 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Eugenia cordata Myrtaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79 (as tripuncta)
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 148 (as tripuncta)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Desmeocraera interpellatrix interpellatrix (Wallengren, 1860) (Wallengren, 1860) subspecies Accepted Stauropus interpellatrix interpellatrix
Desmeocraera interpellatrix rileyi Kiriakoff, 1954 Kiriakoff, 1954 subspecies Accepted Desmeocraera interpellatrix rileyi
Desmeocraera interpellatrix tripuncta Janse, 1920 Janse, 1920 subspecies Synonym Desmeocraera interpellatrix tripuncta
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination