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Paralpenus atropunctata (Fawcett, 1903)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Paralpenus (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Paralpenus strigulosa
Authorship:(Fawcett, 1903)
Citation:Estigmene atropunctata, n. sp.
Original genus:Estigmene
Publication:Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera.
Journal:Transactions of the zoological Society of London
Volume:17
Issue:2
Pagination:179–180; pl. 7, figs 23–26
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33729891
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Paralpenus atropunctata (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Hyphantria strigulosa Hampson, 1901; synonymized by M. Gaede (1926b: 103).

Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Paralpenus atropunctata (Fawcett, 1903) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by A. Watson (1989: 277), genitalia slide 3766♂, NHMUK South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Belfast [eMakhazeni], 6500 ft, i.1901, leg. J. M. Fawcett. Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 179–180; pl. 7, figs 23–26
Paralpenus atropunctata (Fawcett, 1903) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 3♂, 4♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Belfast [eMakhazeni], 6500 ft, i.1901, leg. J. M. Fawcett. Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 179–180; pl. 7, figs 23–26
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