Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)

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Permalink:	AFRAVIOL
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Nudariina (subtribe)/  Afrasura (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)
Citation:	Asura violacea sp. n.
Original genus:	Asura
Publication:	Cieslak A. & Häuser C. L. 2006. Zwei neue Arten der Gattung Asura Walker, 1854 aus Ostafrika (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae).
Journal:	Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo
Volume:	27
Issue:	4
Pagination:	215–217, figs 1a–f, 2
URL:	https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/NEVA_27_0215-0220.pdf https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/NEVA_27_0215-0220.pdf

Afrasura violacea (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afrasura by A. Durante (2009b).

Durante A. 2009b. Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Holotype	♂		Holotype ♂, genitalia slide A. Zahm 735♂, SNMS	Kenya	Kenya, Western Province, Kakamega Forest National Reserve, near Buyangu, NE of Buyangu Hill, 1590 m, 25.xi.2002, leg. C. Häuser, D. Bartsch & A. Zahm.
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 8♂, 66♀, NHMUK, RMCA, NMK, SMNS, ZSM, MfN.	Kenya	Kenya, Western Province, Kakamega Forest National Reserve, near Buyangu, NE of Buyangu Hill, 1590 m, 25.xi.2002, leg. C. Häuser, D. Bartsch & A. Zahm.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 164
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Ghana		page RMCA
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Kenya		Cieslak A. & Häuser C. L. 2006. Zwei neue Arten der Gattung Asura Walker, 1854 aus Ostafrika (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 215
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Rwanda		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 164
Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)	Uganda		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 164

Plant note:

See A. Cieslak & C. L. Häuser, 2006.

Cieslak A. & Häuser C. L. 2006. Zwei neue Arten der Gattung Asura Walker, 1854 aus Ostafrika (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae).

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Afrasura violacea (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination