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Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Arctiini (tribe)/ Micralarctia (genus)/ Micralarctia punctulatum (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1878)
Citation:	Alpenus purus, n. sp.
Original genus:	Alpenus
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1878e. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera of the group Bombycites, in the collection of the British Museum.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1878
Issue:	2
Pagination:	382
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511612

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Micralarctia punctulatum schraderi (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Micralarctia by A. Watson (1989: 286).

Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Lectotype	♀	NHMUK	Lectotype ♀, designated by G. F. Hampson (1910: 343), genitalia slide 3550♀, NHMUK.	Ethiopia	Ethiopia, Abyssinia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 267
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Eritrea		Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 164 (as schraderi)
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Ethiopia		Butler A. G. 1878e. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera of the group Bombycites, in the collection of the British Museum. page 382
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 584
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Tanzania		Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 380
Micralarctia punctulatum purus (Butler, 1878)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 105

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Micralarctia punctulatum schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)	(Rothschild, 1910)	subspecies	Synonym	Estigmene punctulatum schraderi