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Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Alpenus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Karsch, 1898)
Citation:Spilosoma investigatorum nov. spec.
Original genus:Spilosoma
Publication:Karsch F. 1898b. Über die auf der Irangi-Expedition gesammelten Orthoptera und Lepidoptera. – In: Werther C. W. Die mittleren Hochländer der nördlichen Deutsch-Ost-Afrika.
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Pagination:313–314
URL:https://brema.suub.uni-bremen.de/dsdk/content/pageview/1846429
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Alpenus investigatorum (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Alpenus by A. Watson (1989: 260).

Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Lectotype ♂ Lectotype ♂, designated by A. Watson (1989: 260), ZHMB. Tanzania [Tanzania], Deutsch Ost-Afrika, Bagamoyo, 05.vii.1896. Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 313–314
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Angola Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 129
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Burundi Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains. page 113
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Dufrane A. 1953a. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note). page 58
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Dufrane A. 1953a. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note). page 58
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Dufrane A. 1953a. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note). page 57
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Debauche H. R. 1942. Lepidoptera, Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933–1935). page 19 (as mhondana)
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 128 (as mhondana)
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Ethiopia Toulgoët H. de 1977a. Arctiidae et Nolidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 71
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Ghana Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 375
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Kenya Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 129
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Malawi Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 128 (as mhondana)
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 375
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Namibia Grünberg K. 1911a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren-Faunavon Deutsch Südwest-Afrika. Zweiter Beitrag. page 380
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Nigeria Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 129
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Rwanda Kiriakoff S. G. 1955c. Contribution à l'étude de la faune entomologique du Ruanda-Urundi (Mission P. Basilewsky 1953). XXVI. Lepidoptera Thyretidae, Arctiidae et Zygaenidae. page 264
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Sierra Leone Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 375
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Somalia Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 190
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) South Africa Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 260
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Tanzania Karsch F. 1898b. Über die auf der Irangi-Expedition gesammelten Orthoptera und Lepidoptera. – In: Werther C. W. Die mittleren Hochländer der nördlichen Deutsch-Ost-Afrika. page 314
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Tanzania Pemba Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 128 (as mhondana)
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Uganda Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 129
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 375
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 197).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Aster sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 25
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Bignonia sp. Bignoniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Boerhavia sp. Nyctaginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 25
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Carica papaya Caricaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Commelina sp. Commelinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Cosmos sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Dahlia sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Galinsoga parviflora Asteraceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 197
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Galinsoga parviflora Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Morus sp. Moraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Nicotiana sp. Solanaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Oxygonum sp. Polygonaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 197
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Peltophorum sp. Fabaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Russelia equisetiformis Scrophulariaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177 (as R. juncea)
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Solanum melongena Solanaceae Ghana Frempong E. & Buahin G. K. A. 1977. Studies on the insect pests of egg plant, Solanum melongena L., in Ghana. page 629
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Sonchus sp. Asteraceae Burundi Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains. page 113
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Tectona grandis Verbenaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (IV). page 133
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Zea mays Poaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 25
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Zinnia sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Congochrysosoma snyderi Diptera: Tachinidae Ghana Frempong E. & Buahin G. K. A. 1977. Studies on the insect pests of egg plant, Solanum melongena L., in Ghana. page 634
Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Voria capensis Diptera: Tachinidae Ghana Frempong E. & Buahin G. K. A. 1977. Studies on the insect pests of egg plant, Solanum melongena L., in Ghana. page 634
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Alpenus cribraria (Bartel, 1903) (Bartel, 1903) species Synonym Spilosoma cribraria
Alpenus extrema (Dufrane, 1953) (Dufrane, 1953) species Misapplied Diacrisia extrema
Alpenus mhondana (Bartel, 1903) (Bartel, 1903) species Synonym Spilosoma mhondana