Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Paralpenus (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1916)
Citation:	Amsacta ugandae n. sp.
Original genus:	Amsacta
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1916c. Descriptions of new species of the family Arctiadae in the British Museum.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	23
Issue:	2
Pagination:	237
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33707790

Paralpenus ugandae (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Paralpenus by A. Watson (1989: 283).

Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 3758♀, NHMUK.	Uganda	Uganda, between Mitiana and Entebbe, 3800 ft, 11.i.1912, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)	Eritrea		Berio E. 1940f. Contributo alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea IV. Eteroceri raccolti dal cap. Richini ad Adi-Abuna (Adua) nel giugno-luglio 1939. page 190
Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 136
Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1916c. Descriptions of new species of the family Arctiadae in the British Museum. page 237

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Paralpenus ugandae (1)

Paralpenus ugandae (2)

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