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Episteme Hübner, [1820]

Episteme Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 179, TS: Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus
Eusemia Dalman, 1825; Castniae: 26, TS: Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus
Eusemia ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 520
Episteme (Agaristidae) ; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 34
Episteme (Agaristinae) ; [POOLE]; [MOB12, 200]

Episteme connexa (Walker, 1856)

Java. See [About maps] Eusemia connexa Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1773, TL: Java
Eusemia connexa ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 521, pl. 51, f. 4

Episteme vetula (Geyer, 1832)

Java. See [About maps] Heraclia vetula Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : 17, : f. 657-658
Eusemia solicita Swinhoe, 1901

= ; [POOLE]

Eusemia vetula palavanica Jordan, 1912
Eusemia vetula ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 521
Episteme vetula ; Kiriakoff, 1977, Das Tierreich, 97: 10; [MOB12: 201, pl. 7, f. 5, 6, 32, 403-404]

E. v. fasciatrix (Westwood, 1848)

Assam, Burma, Salanga, Penang, Cambodia, Philippines, Borneo, Sarawak, Nias Eusemia fasciatrix Westwood, 1848; Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 67, TL: Assam
Eusemia bijugata Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6 : 85
Eusemia communicans Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 50, TL: Cambodia
Eusemia darocana Druce, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 14 (79) : 23
Eusemia vetula fasciatrix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 522
Episteme darocana ; [POOLE]
Episteme vetula bijugata ; [MOB12, 201 (note)]

E. v. communis (Butler, 1875)

Assam, Cachar Eusemia communis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 140, pl. 13, f. 1, TL: Assam, Khasis
Eusemia vetulana communis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 522

Episteme conspicua Rothschild, 1896

Borneo, Sandakan, Kina Balu. See [About maps] Episteme conspicua Rothschild, 1896; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. Zool. 3 (1): 29, (4): pl. 15, f. 26, TL: Kina Balu
Eusemia conspicua ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 522
Episteme conspicua ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 6

Episteme sumatrana Rothschild, 1899

W.Sumatra. See [About maps] Episteme conspicua sumatrana Rothschild, 1899; Novit. Zool. 6 (1) : 70, TL: W.Sumatra, Sidempoean
Eusemia conspicua sumatrana ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 522

Episteme bisma (Moore, 1859)

Sumatra, Java. See [About maps] Eusemia bisma Moore, 1859; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2 : 287, TL: Java
Eusemia lambertiana Boisduval, 1874; Rev. Mag. Zool. (ser. 3) 2: 83, TL: Java
Eusemia bisma ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 523, pl. 51, f. 13

Episteme latimargo (Hampson, 1891)

Malabar, Cannanore, Nilgiris, Travancore. See [About maps] Eusemia latimargo Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8 : 45, pl. 139, f. 24, TL: Nilgiris, W. slopes
Eusemia latimargo shevaryoensis Strand, 1912
Eusemia latimargo ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 523

Episteme maculatrix (Duncan & Westwood, 1841)

W.China, Assam. See [About maps] Eusemia maculatrix Duncan & Westwood, 1841; Nat. Libr., Exotic Moths: 88, pl. 2, f. 3
Eusemia irenea Boisduval, 1874; Rev. Mag. Zool. (ser. 3) 2: 84

= Episteme vetula (Geyer, 1832); [POOLE]

Eusemia distincta Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 140
Eusemia distincta tatsienlouica Bytinski-Salz, 1939
Eusemia maculatrix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 524
Episteme distincta ; [POOLE]
Episteme maculatrix ; [POOLE]

Episteme nipalensis (Butler, 1875)

NW.Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Asam, Burma. See [About maps] Eusemia nipalensis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 140
Eusemia dives Butler, 1881; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : 18, pl. 82, f. 4
Eusemia westwoodi Kirby, 1897; in Allen, Nat. Libr., Lepid. 3: 65
Eusemia nipalensis expansa Jordan, 1912
Eusemia nipalensis schana Jordan, 1912
Eusemia nipalensis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 525

Misidentified/misapplied:

Eusemia maculatrix; Westwood, 1848, Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 67, pl. 33, f. 1

Episteme lectrix (Linnaeus, 1764)

W.China, Formosa. See [About maps] Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 389
Eusemia lectrix hoenei Mell, 1936
Eusemia lectrix sauteri Mell, 1936
Eusemia lectrix szechuanensis Mell, 1936
Eusemia lectrix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 525

Episteme adulatrix (Kollar, [1844])

W.China, Kashmir, Kulu, Punjab, Nepal, Cachar, Bombay, Kanara, Malabar, Nilgiris, Travancore, Burma. See [About maps] Eusemia adulatrix Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4: 464, pl. 20, f. 1
Eusemia bellatrix Westwood, 1848; Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 67, pl. 33, f. 2
Eusemia sectinotis Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 : 117, TL: Punjab, Mussoorie
Eusemia contracta Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 : 117, TL: Punjab, Mussoorie
Eusemia afflicta Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 : 118
Eusemia simplex Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 : 118, TL: Kanara
Eusemia audlatrix spinosa Jordan, 1912
Eusemia adulatrix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 526, f. 230

Episteme nigripennis (Butler, 1875)

Ceylon. See [About maps] Eusemia nigripennis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 140, TL: Ceylon
Episteme nigripennis ; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 34, pl. 94, f. 3
Eusemia nigripennis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 527

Episteme negrita (Hampson, 1894)

Burma. See [About maps] Eusemia negrita Hampson, 1894; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2: 151, TL: Burma, S.Shan States, Enlay
Eusemia negrita ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 528, pl. 51, f. 18

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References:

[About maps]

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[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[MOB12]

Holloway, 1989; The Moths of Bornee, Part 12; Family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothina, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae

[POOLE]

Poole, 1989; Lepidopterorum catalogus (n.s.) 118 - Noctuidae

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1874

Monographie des Agaristidées (Lépidoptères) Rev. Mag. Zool. (ser. 3) 2: 26-110

Butler, 1875

Notes on certain Genera of Agaristidae, with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 135-144, pl. 13

Butler, 1875

Revision of the Lepidopterous genus Eusemia, with descriptions of new species Ent. mon. Mag. 12 : 116-125

Butler, 1881

Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : i-xii, 1-74, pl. 78-100

Druce, 1894

Descriptions of some new Species of Agaristidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 14 (79) : 21-24

Hampson, 1891

Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part 8. The lepidoptera of heterocera of the Nilgiri district Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8 : 1-144, pl. 139-156

Hampson, 1894

Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2: 609pp

Hampson, 1901

Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : i-xix, 1-690, pl. 36-54

Hübner, [1820]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Geyer, 1832

Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), : pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)

Kiriakoff, 1977

Lepidoptera Noctuiformes Agaristidae I (Palaearctic and Oriental Genera) Das Tierreich, 97: 180pp, 39fgs

Linnaeus, 1764

Museum S'ae R'ae M'tis Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque Mus. Lud. Ulr.: vi + 720 + [2]

Moore, 1859

A Catalogue of the lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of natural History at East-India House in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: : 279-440, pl. 13-23,7a,8a,9a,10a,11a,12a,13a

Moore, 1882

The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 1-72, pl. 72-107 (1882), (2): 73-162, pl. 108-143 ([1883])

Rothschild, 1897

Some new species of Heterocera Novit. Zool. 4 (2): 307-313

Rothschild, 1899

Some new eastern Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 6 (1) : 67-71

Rothschild in Rothschild & Jordan, 1896

Notes on Heterocera, with descriptions of new genera and species Novit. Zool. 3 (1): 21-62, (2): 185-208, (4): pl. 14-15

Walker, 1856

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

Walker, 1862

Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6 : 82-145, 171-198

Walker, [1865]

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

Westwood, 1848

The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, being... Cabinet Orient. Ent.: [2] + 2 + 88pp, 42 pls (in parts)

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