Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Pericaliella (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1907)
Citation:	Diacrisia melanodisca, sp. n.
Original genus:	Diacrisia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1907c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 19
Issue:	111
Pagination:	236
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254696

Pericaliella melanodisca (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pericaliella by V. V. Dubatolov (2006b: 150).

Dubatolov V. V. 2006b. New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 1♂, 1♀, NHMUK.	Uganda	Uganda, Ruwenzori Range, 6000 ft, 30.i.1906, Ruwenzori Expedition.

Distribution note:

The record of Cameroon (Goodger & Watson 1995: 19) probably refers to another species (see V. V. Dubatolov 2017: 578).

Dubatolov V. V. 2017. Two new tiger-moth species from Afrotropics with reviews of genera Pericaliella and Monstruncusarctia (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea: Erebidae, Arctiinae).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Cameroon		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 19
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	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 21
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 11
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 136
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Rwanda		Dubatolov V. V. 2006b. New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 150
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Tanzania		page NHMO
Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1907c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. page 236

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Pericaliella melanodisca (1)

Pericaliella melanodisca (2)

Pericaliella melanodisca (3)

Pericaliella melanodisca (4)

Pericaliella melanodisca (5)

Pericaliella melanodisca (6)

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