Cryptojana decellei (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)

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Higher taxa:	Eupterotidae (family)/  Janinae (subfamily)/  Cryptojana (genus)/  Cryptojana (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)
Citation:	Stenoglene decellei decellei subsp. nov.
Original genus:	Stenoglene
Publication:	Dall'Asta U. & Poncin G. 1980. Nouvelles espèces des genres Stenoglene Felder et Epijana Holland de l'Afrique Centrale (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera).
Journal:	Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines
Volume:	94
Issue:	2
Pagination:	483, figs 21, 22, photo 18

Cryptojana decellei (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cryptojana by H. Takano (2026: 19).

Takano H. 2026. Revisional notes on the monkey-moth genus Stenoglene Felder & Felder, 1874 and its allies, with descriptions of several new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Eupterotidae: Janinae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Cryptojana decellei (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	Holotype	♂	RMCA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 678♂, RMCA.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Province Orientale, Uele, Paulis [Isiro], 21.iii.1960, leg. M. Fontaine.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC-Basq2893

Distribution note:

The record of South Africa (L. Vári et al. 2002: 150) is a misidentification (see H. Takano 2026: 19).

Takano H. 2026. Revisional notes on the monkey-moth genus Stenoglene Felder & Felder, 1874 and its allies, with descriptions of several new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Eupterotidae: Janinae).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Cryptojana decellei (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	Congo		Takano H. 2026. Revisional notes on the monkey-moth genus Stenoglene Felder & Felder, 1874 and its allies, with descriptions of several new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Eupterotidae: Janinae). page 22
Cryptojana decellei (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Dall'Asta U. & Poncin G. 1980. Nouvelles espèces des genres Stenoglene Felder et Epijana Holland de l'Afrique Centrale (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera). page 484
Cryptojana decellei (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Equateur	Dall'Asta U. & Poncin G. 1980. Nouvelles espèces des genres Stenoglene Felder et Epijana Holland de l'Afrique Centrale (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera). page 484 (as flava)
Cryptojana decellei (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	Gabon		page P. Basquin

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Cryptojana decellei (1)

Cryptojana decellei (2)

Cryptojana decellei (3)

Cryptojana decellei (4)

Cryptojana flava (1)

Cryptojana flava (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Cryptojana flava (Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	(Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980)	species	Synonym	Stenoglene flava