Schausinna affinis Aurivillius, 1910

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FAMILY Lasiocampidae
SUBFAMILY Lasiocampinae
GENUS Schausinna
SPECIES affinis
AUTHORAurivillius, 1910
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONSchausinna affinis n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITY[Tanzania], Kilimanjaro, Kibonoto.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, SNHM.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Aurivillius C. 1910c. Lepidoptera - In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-06. Part 9. - — 2(9):1-56, pls 1-2.
PAGINATION 18-19; pl. 1, fig. 4 Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
signata Strand, 1912 Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Eritrea   Berio E. 1940a. Contributo alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea III. Eteroceri raccolti dal cap. Richini ad Adi-Abuna (Adua) in marzo-aprile 1939. - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 72(2):21-24. 22
Ethiopia   Strand E. 1912p. Exotisch-Lepidopterologisches. - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78 (A)(9):143-158. 155
Kenya   Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Malawi     P. Basquin
Rwanda     P. Basquin
Tanzania   Aurivillius C. 1910c. Lepidoptera - In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-06. Part 9. - — 2(9):1-56, pls 1-2. 18
Uganda     P. Basquin

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Fabaceae Acacia sp. Tanzania Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 34
Cupressaceae Cupressus lusitanica East Africa Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Pinaceae Pinus patula East Africa Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Pinaceae Pinus radiata East Africa Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Stilbaceae Nuxia congesta East Africa Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Anacardiaceae Rhus sp. East Africa Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Asteraceae Vernonia holstii East Africa Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 402
Fabaceae Acacia tortilis Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. - Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society 13 (1936)(3-4):107-131. 116 (as Acacia thorn)
Fabaceae Acacia sp. Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. - Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society 13 (1936)(3-4):107-131. 116

*   Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 116).