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Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Heraclia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fabricius, 1781)
Citation:N.[octua] Geryon
Original genus:Noctua
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1781. Species Insectorum exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:216, nr. 37
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551063
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Heraclia geryon (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Holotype ♀ HMUG Holotype ♀, HMUG (see A. H. Collins 2021: 241). Africa; "Africa aequinoctiali. Mus. Dom Yeats". Collins A. H. 2021. Elucidating the nomenclature and taxonomy of Phalaena euphemia Stoll, 1781, the type species of the genus Heraclia Hübner, [1820] (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Agaristinae). page 216, nr. 37
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt. Due to the confusion with Heraclia geryon, several old records cannot be trusted, e.g. A. H. Collins (2021: 241–242) does not list Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ehiopia, Gabon, and Gambia.

Collins A. H. 2021. Elucidating the nomenclature and taxonomy of Phalaena euphemia Stoll, 1781, the type species of the genus Heraclia Hübner, [1820] (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Agaristinae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Burundi Kiriakoff S. G. 1975a. Les Agaristidae de la République du Zaïre (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). page 42
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Cameroon Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 82 (as pallida)
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Congo Laporte B. 1970c. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. CI. Lépidoptères Noctuidae. page 1058
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 447 (as pallida)
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Côte d'Ivoire Kiriakoff S. G. 1975a. Les Agaristidae de la République du Zaïre (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). page 42
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Equatorial Guinea Kirby W. F. 1891. On the genus Xanthospilopteryx, Wallengren. page 288
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Equatorial Guinea Bioko Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 523 (as niveosparsa)
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Ethiopia Laporte B. 1977c. Noctuidae (sauf les Plusiinae). – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 52
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Gabon Kiriakoff S. G. 1975a. Les Agaristidae de la République du Zaïre (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). page 42
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Gambia page R. Goff
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Ghana Jordan K. 1913. Agaristidae. – In Seitz: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. page 6 (as pallida)
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Guinea Collins A. H. 2021. Elucidating the nomenclature and taxonomy of Phalaena euphemia Stoll, 1781, the type species of the genus Heraclia Hübner, [1820] (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Agaristinae). page 242
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Liberia Collins A. H. 2021. Elucidating the nomenclature and taxonomy of Phalaena euphemia Stoll, 1781, the type species of the genus Heraclia Hübner, [1820] (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Agaristinae). page 242
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Nigeria Walker F. 1854a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 52 (as pallida)
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 20
Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781) Zimbabwe page R. Goff
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Heraclia niveosparsa (Westwood, 1881) (Westwood, 1881) species Synonym Eusemia niveosparsa
Heraclia pallida (Walker, 1854) (Walker, 1854) species Synonym Eusemia pallida