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Semiothisa Hübner, 1818
Semiothisa Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : 27, 30, TS: Semiothisa gambaria Hübner
Parasemia Hübner, 1823; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : 30 (preocc. Parasemia Hübner, [1820]), TS: Parasemia agnitaria Hübner
= Macaria ;
Osteodes Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10 : 177 (preocc. Osteodes Conrad, 1885 (Mollusca)), TS: Osteodes procidata Guenée
= Chiasmia ;
Azata Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 272, TS: Azata idriasaria Walker
= Macaria ;
Discalma Meyrick, 1892; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 6 (4) : 585 (key), 590, TS: Tephrina normata Walker
= Chiasmia ;
Tephrinopsis Warren, 1896; Novit. zool. 3 : 412, TS: Aspilates parallelaria Walker
= Discalma ; [AUCL]
= Chiasmia ;
Hyostomodes Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4 : 252, TS: Hyostomodes nubilata Warren
= Chiasmia ;
Peridela Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4 : 110, TS: Peridela crassata Warren
= Chiasmia ;
Loxopora Warren, 1914; Ann. S Afr. Mus. 10 : 492, TS: Loxopora dentilineata Warren
= Chiasmia ;
Neomacaria Wehrli, 1937; Ent. Z., Frankfr. a.M. 51: 119, TS: Tephrina verecundaria Leech
= Chiasmia ;
Semiothisa (Semiothisini) ; [NACL, 89]
Discalma (Macariini) ; [AUCL]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Isturgia; Hübner, 1823

This genus is in total disarray now. Confusion what should be moved in to Macaria or Chiasmia or somewhere else?


Semiothisa gambaria Hübner, 1818
Surinam. See [About maps] Semiothisa gambaria Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : 27, : pl. [28], f. 159-160, TL: Surinam

Semiothisa procidata (Guenée, 1857)
Ethiopia. See [About maps] Osteodes procidata Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10 : 177, TL: Ethiopia

Semiothisa turbulentata (Guenée, 1857)
S.Africa. See [About maps] Osteodes turbulentata Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10 : 177, TL: Cape
Osteodes procidata eritreënsis Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 348, TL: Eritrea, Asmara

Semiothisa warreni (Prout, 1915)
Osteodes warreni Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 349, TL: Kikuju Escarpment
Misidentified/misapplied:
Osteodes exumbrata; Warren, 1902, Novit. zool. 9 : 529

Semiothisa agnitaria (Hübner, 1823)
Brazil (Bahia). See [About maps] Parasemia agnitaria Hübner, 1823; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : 30, : pl. [66], f. 381-382, TL: Bahia

Semiothisa idriasaria (Walker, 1860)
India. See [About maps] Azata idriasaria Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 273

Semiothisa nubilata (Warren, 1897)
Tanzania. See [About maps] Hyostomodes nubilata Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4 : 252, pl. 5, f. 11, TL: [Ukamba] Muani (Innani)

Semiothisa crassata (Warren, 1897)
Zambia. See [About maps] Peridela crassata Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4 : 110, TL: Luangwa River, Mpeta

Semiothisa dentilineata (Warren, 1914)
S.Africa. See [About maps] Loxopora dentilineata Warren, 1914; Ann. S Afr. Mus. 10 : 493, pl. 41, f. 7, TL: Cape Town

Semiothisa verecundaria (Leech, 1897)
W.China? Tephrina verecundaria Leech, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 312, TL: Chow-pin-sa

Semiothisa albivia (Prout, 1915)
Cameroons. See [About maps] Macaria albivia Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 349, TL: Bitye, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft

Semiothisa ostentosaria Möschler, 1887²
ostentosaria Möschler, 1887²; Abh. Senckenb. nat. Ges. 15 : 94
siennata Warren, 1900²; Novit. zool. 7 : 95

Semiothisa fuscataria Möschler, 1887²
fuscataria Möschler, 1887²; Abh. Senckenb. nat. Ges. 15 : 94

Semiothisa percnoptera (Prout, 1915)
Cameroons. See [About maps] Macaria percnoptera Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 350, TL: Bitye, Ja River, Cameroons

Semiothisa subcretata Warren, 1905²
subcretata Warren, 1905²; Novit. zool. 12 : 37

Semiothisa semialbida (Prout, 1915)
British East Africa Macaria semialbida Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 351, TL: British East Africa, Taveta

Semiothisa natalensis Warren, 1904²
Natal?. See [About maps] natalensis Warren, 1904²; Novit. zool. 11 : 479
S. n. coronoleucas (Prout, 1915)
Madagascar Macaria natalensis coronoleucas Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 352, TL: Madagascar, Ambinanindrano, 50km W of Mahanoro

Semiothisa orthostates (Prout, 1915)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Macaria orthostates Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 352, TL: Madagascar, Antananarivo

Semiothisa majestica Warren, 1901²
Angola, Rhodesia, British East Africa. See [About maps] majestica Warren, 1901²; Novit. zool. 8 : 213, TL: Angola
S. m. tropica (Prout, 1915)
Gold Coast Macaria majestica tropica Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 353, TL: Gambaga, Gold Coast

Semiothisa fuscorufa (Prout, 1915)
Nyassaland Macaria fuscorufa Prout, 1915; Novit. zool. 22 : 353, TL: Mlanje, Nyassaland

Semiothisa decorata Warren, 1906
French Guiana, .... See [About maps] Semiothisa decorata Warren, 1906; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 30 (1456) : 527, TL: St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana

Semiothisa kilimanjarensis (Holland, 1892)
E.Africa, .... See [About maps] Gonodela[sic?] kilimanjarensis Holland, 1892; Entomologist 25 (Suppl.) : 95
Gonodela[sic] kilimanjarensis Holland, 1896; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18 (1062) : 256, pl. 8, f. 4

Semiothisa rhabdophora (Holland, 1892)
E.Africa, .... See [About maps] Gonodela[sic?] rhabdophora Holland, 1892; Entomologist 25 (Suppl.) : 95
Gonodela[sic] rhabdophora Holland, 1896; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18 (1062) : 256, pl. 8, f. 5

 

Semiothisa shanghaisaria (Walker, 1862)
S. s. graphata (Hedemann, 1881)

Semiothisa coninuaria (Eversmann, 1852)
pumila Kuznetsov, 1929

Semiothisa saburraria (Eversmann, 1851)

Semiothisa tancrearia Staudinger, 1892

Semiothisa erevanica Wardikjan, 1985

The "discalma" species-group

Semiothisa normata (Walker, 1861)
AU, Ceylon. See [About maps] Tephrina normata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 966, TL: [Queensland] Moreton Bay
Aspilates parallelaria Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1680, TL: Ceylon
= ; [AUCL]
Aspilates exfusaria Walker, [1863]
= ; [AUCL]
Tephrina desiccata Walker, 1866
= ; [AUCL]
Epione malefidaria Mabille, 1880
= ; [AUCL]
Tephrinopsis congener Warren, 1897
= ; [AUCL]
Discalma normata ; [AUCL]

 

Semiothisa kuschea Guedet, 1939
Semiothisa kuschea ; [NACL, #6418 (mispl.)]

Semiothisa bejucoaria Dyar, 1914
Panama. See [About maps] Semiothisa bejucoaria Dyar, 1914; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 240, TL: Bejuco R.

Semiothisa umbratilis (Butler, 1875)
S.Africa. See [About maps] Gnophos umbratilis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96) : 418, TL: Natal
Semiothisa umbratilis ; [NHM]

Semiothisa arenosa (Butler, 1875)
S.Africa. See [About maps] Aspilates arenosa Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96) : 419, TL: Natal
Semiothisa arenosa ; [NHM]


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Macaria drepanata Röber, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 331, TL: Flores

Macaria goramata Röber, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 331, TL: Goram


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References:
[AUCL]
Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[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
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Volume 10. Uranides et Phalénites Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10 : 1-584, Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides): pl. 1-11, (Uranides) pl. 1 (1858), Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides, Siculides): pl. 12-22, (Siculides) pl. 1 (1858)
Butler, 1875
On a Collection of Lepidoptera from Southern Africa, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96) : 394-420
Dyar, 1914
Report on the lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Canal Zone Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 139-350
Holland, 1892
Descriptions of some new species of African Lepidoptera Entomologist 25 (Suppl.) : 89-95
Holland, 1896
List of the Lepidoptera Collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbot, with descriptions of some apparently new Species Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18 (1062) : 229-258, pl. 7-8
Hübner, 1818
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818), : pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809), : pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813), : pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)
Hübner, 1823
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 2 [1819-] 1823 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (1823), : pl. [36-38], f. 201-218 (1819), : pl. [39-66], f. 219-382 (1819 - 1821), : pl. [67-69], f. 383-400 (1821 - 1822)
Leech, 1897
On Lepidoptera Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19 : 180-235, : 297-349, : 414-462, pl. 6-7, : 543-573, : 640-679
Meyrick, 1892
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. V Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 6 (4) : 581-678
Möschler, 1887
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste Abh. Senckenb. nat. Ges. 15 : 49-100, pl., f. 1-24
Prout, 1915
New genera and species of African Geometridae Novit. zool. 22 : 311-385
Röber, 1891
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Indo-Australischen Lepidopteren-Fauna Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 261-334 (1891), 35: 85-86, pl. 3-6 (1892)
Walker, 1860; Walker, 1861; Walker, [1863]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 1-276 (1860), 21: 277-498 (1860), 22: 499-755 (1861), 23: 757-1020 (1861), 24: 1021-1280 (1862), 25: 1281-1477 (1862), 26: 1478-1796 ([1863])
Warren, 1896
New species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 3 : 335-419
Warren, 1897
New genera and species of moths from the Old World regions, in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 4 : 12-130, : 378-402
Warren, 1897
New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, Uraniidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 4 : 195-262
Warren, 1900
New genera and species of Thyrididae and Geometridae from Africa Novit. zool. 7 : 90-98
Warren, 1901
Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region Novit. zool. 8 : 202-217
Warren, 1902
New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae and Geometridae in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 9 : 487-536
Warren, 1904
New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region Novit. zool. 11 : 461-482
Warren, 1905
New species of Geometridae from the Aethiopian region Novit. zool. 12 : 34-40
Warren, 1906
Descriptions of new genera and species of South American Geometrid moths Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 30 (1456) : 399-557
Warren, 1914
Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the South African Museum Ann. S Afr. Mus. 10 : 467-510, pl. 40-41


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