Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Biston (genus)/  Biston abruptaria (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Grünberg, 1910
Citation:	Biston (Buzura) maculatissimus nov. spec.
Original genus:	Biston
Publication:	Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza.
Journal:	Sitzungsberichten der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin
Volume:	1910
Issue:	3
Pagination:	173–174, fig. 8
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615606

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Lectotype	♀	MfN	Lectotype ♀, designated by T. Karisch (2005: 9), MfN.	Uganda	[Uganda], Sesse Islands.	Karisch T. 2005a. Die afrikanischen Arten der Gattung Biston. page 173–174, fig. 8

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 85 (as aequinoctialis)
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 112
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Uganda	Ssese Islands	Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 155
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Zimbabwe		Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Cupressus lusitanica	Cupressaceae		Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910	Maesopsis eminii	Rhamnaceae		Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Biston abruptaria aequinoctialis (Prout L. B., 1938)	(Prout L. B., 1938)	subspecies	Synonym	Buzura abruptaria aequinoctialis