Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)

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FAMILY Erebidae
SUBFAMILY Arctiinae
GENUS Alpenus
SPECIES investigatorum
AUTHOR(Karsch, 1898)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONSpilosoma investigatorum nov. spec.
TYPE LOCALITY[Tanzania], Deutsch Ost-Afrika, Bagamoyo, 05.vii.1896.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Lectotype ♂, designated by Watson (1989: 260), ZHMB.
STATUS Species
COMMENTTransferred to Alpenus by A. Watson (1989: 260).
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. - — :311-317.
PAGINATION 313-314

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
cribraria (Bartel, 1903) Synonym of species
mhondana (Bartel, 1903) Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola   Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 129
Burundi   Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains. - Lambillionea 92(2):113-115. 113
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Dufrane A. 1953a. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note). - Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 89(1-2):41-57. 57
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Dufrane A. 1953a. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note). - Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 89(1-2):41-57. 58
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). - — 41:1-28, pls 1-4. 19 (as mhondana)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Dufrane A. 1953a. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note). - Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 89(1-2):41-57. 58
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the   Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 128 (as mhondana)
Ethiopia   Toulgoët H. de 1977a. Arctiidae et Nolidae. - In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973-1975. Fascicule 1. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)105:68-81, pl. 14. 71
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. - — :i-xxiii, 1-619, pls 42-71. 375
Kenya   Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 129
Malawi   Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 128 (as mhondana)
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. - — :i-xxiii, 1-619, pls 42-71. 375
Namibia   Grünberg K. 1911a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren-Faunavon Deutsch Südwest-Afrika. Zweiter Beitrag. - Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 72:377-382. 380
Nigeria   Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 129
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. - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés 36:263-266. 264
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. - — :i-xxiii, 1-619, pls 42-71. 375
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. - Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria 58:189-203. 190
South Africa   Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). - Entomologica scandinavica 19(1):251-291. 260
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. - — :311-317. 314
Tanzania Pemba Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 128 (as mhondana)
Uganda   Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 17(1):1-85; (2): 113-171. 129
Zambia   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 167
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. - — :i-xxiii, 1-619, pls 42-71. 375

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Verbenaceae Tectona grandis Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - — :i-lxx, 1-244. 38
Fabaceae Peltophorum sp.   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 167
Malvaceae Gossypium sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Solanaceae Nicotiana sp.   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 167
Bignoniaceae Bignonia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Caricaceae Carica papaya East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Commelinaceae Commelina sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Asteraceae Aster sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Asteraceae Bidens pilosa   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). - — :1-65. 25
Asteraceae Cosmos sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Asteraceae Dahlia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Asteraceae Galinsoga parviflora East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Asteraceae Zinnia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea batatas East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea   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). - — :1-65. 25
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Poaceae Zea mays   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). - — :1-65. 25
Moraceae Morus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Fabaceae Arachis hypogaea East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Scrophulariaceae Russelia equisetiformis East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177 (as R. juncea)
Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 177
Asteraceae Sonchus sp. Burundi Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains. - Lambillionea 92(2):113-115. 113
Asteraceae Galinsoga parviflora Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. - Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society 42(4-5):197-219. 197
Polygonaceae Oxygonum sp. Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. - Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society 42(4-5):197-219. 197

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