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Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Hebena (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1856)
Citation:Anace rubra
Original genus:Anace
Publication:Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:—
Volume:7
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Pagination:1720–1721
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38892108
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Metarctia rubra (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Metarctia by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 19).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, not found (see Ł. Przybyłowicz 2009: 63), NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, leg. M. Dregé. Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 1720–1721
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 19, 63), genitalia slide Arctiidae 5581♂, type no BMNH(E)1378129, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, leg. M. Dregé. Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 1720–1721
Distribution note:

The records of Malawi (Butler 1896c: 135) and Mozambique (Pinhey 1975: 173, as cinnamomea) need confirmation (see R. Fiebig et al. 2023: 317).

Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) Eswatini page K. Braun (as M. cinnamomea)
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) South Africa Western Cape Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1721
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) South Africa Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. page 164 (as cinnamomea)
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1721
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) South Africa Free State Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 315
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) South Africa Mpumalanga Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 315
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856) South Africa Limpopo Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 315
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Metarctia cinnamomea (Wallengren, 1860) (Wallengren, 1860) species Synonym Hexaneura cinnamomea
Metarctia lateritiola Strand, 1917 Strand, 1917 species Misapplied Metarctia lateritiola