Dracopoloma nigromaculata (Aurivillius, 1893)

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Permalink:	POLONIGR
Higher taxa:	Eupterotidae (family)/  Striphnopteryginae (subfamily)/  Dracopoloma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Aurivillius, 1893)
Citation:	Phyllalia nigromaculata n. sp.
Original genus:	Phyllalia
Publication:	Aurivillius C. 1893. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika.
Journal:	Entomologisk Tidskrift
Volume:	14
Issue:	3
Pagination:	210
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12121259

Dracopoloma nigromaculata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Dracopoloma by H. Takano & L. E. Morgan (2025: 533).

Takano H. & Morgan L. E. 2025. A revision of the genus Poloma Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Eupterotidae) with the description of a new genus.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Dracopoloma nigromaculata (Aurivillius, 1893)	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, MfN.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Dracopoloma nigromaculata (Aurivillius, 1893)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Aurivillius C. 1893. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika. page 210
Dracopoloma nigromaculata (Aurivillius, 1893)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Takano H. & Morgan L. E. 2025. A revision of the genus Poloma Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Eupterotidae) with the description of a new genus. page 535

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Dracopoloma nigromaculata (1)

Dracopoloma nigromaculata (2)

Dracopoloma nigromaculata (3)

Dracopoloma nahor (1)

Dracopoloma nahor (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Dracopoloma griseola (Rothschild, 1917)	(Rothschild, 1917)	species	Synonym	Hemijana griseola
Dracopoloma nahor (Druce, 1896)	(Druce, 1896)	species	Synonym	Stenoglene nahor