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Herochroma Swinhoe, 1893

Herochroma Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (68) : 148, TS: Herochroma baba Swinhoe
Chloroclydon Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 464, TS: Scotopteryx usneata Felder & Rogenhofer

= ; Parsons et al., 1999

Archaeobalbis Prout, 1912; Gen. Insect. 129: 9 (key), 24, TS: Hypochroma viridaria

= ; [MOB9, 198]; Parsons et al., 1999

Neobalbis Prout, 1912; Gen. Insect. 129: 10 (key), 26, TS: Pseudoterpna elaearia Hampson

= ; [MOB9, 198]; Parsons et al., 1999

Herochroma (Pseudoterpniti) ; [MOB9, 192 (note), 198]

Herochroma baba Swinhoe, 1893

NE.Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia. See [About maps] Herochroma baba Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (68) : 148, TL: Khasia Hills
Herochroma baba ; [MOB9, 198 (note)]

Herochroma viridaria Moore²

India. See [About maps] Herochroma viridaria ; [MOB9, 198 (note)]

Herochroma elaearia (Hampson, 1903)

Sikkim. See [About maps] Pseudoterpna elaearia Hampson, 1903; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14 (4): 654, TL: Sikkim; Khasia Hills
Herochroma elaearia ; [MOB9, 198 (note)]

Herochroma urapteraria (Walker, 1860)

Sundaland. See [About maps] Hypochroma urapteraria Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 438
Archaeobalbis urapteraria eudicheres Prout, 1916; Novit. zool. 23 : 192

= ; [MOB9, 199]

Archaeobalbis urapteraria ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 59
Herochroma urapteraria ; [MOB9: 199, f. 118, pl. 5]

Herochroma subtepens (Walker, 1860)

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia. See [About maps] Hypochroma subtepens Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 438
Archaeobalbis subtepens ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: 241
Herochroma subtepens ; [MOB9: 199, f. 116, pl. 5]

Herochroma cristata (Warren, 1894)

Bhutan, Sikkim, S.Celebes. See [About maps] Actenochroma cristata Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 381, TL: Bhutan; Sikkim
Actenochroma subopalina Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 382, TL: Khasia Hills
Herochroma cristata ; [MOB9, 199 (note)]

Herochroma orientalis (Holloway, 1982)

Sri Lanka, NE.Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Archaeobalbis orientalis Holloway, 1982; in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: 242

Misidentified/misapplied:

Archaeobalbis cristata; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 59

Herochroma xuthopletes (Prout, 1932)

Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Archaeobablis cristata xuthopletes Prout, 1932; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 12 : 138
Herochroma xuthopletes ; [MOB9: 200, f. 113, pl. 5]

Herochroma nigrescentipalpis (Prout)

Sulawesi. See [About maps] Herochroma nigrescentipalpis ; [MOB9, 200 (note)]

Herochroma flavibasalis (Warren, 1894)

Sundaland, Java. See [About maps] Actenochroma flavibasalis Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 381, TL: Java
Neobalbis bipunctata Thierry-Mieg, 1915; Misc. ent. 22: 47

= ; [MOB9, 200]

Neobalbis flavibasalis ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 59
Herochroma flavibasalis ; [MOB9: 200, f. 120, pl. 5]

Herochroma hemiticheres (Prout)

Java. See [About maps] Herochroma hemiticheres ; [MOB9, 200 (note)]

Herochroma thaiensis (Inoue)

Thailand. See [About maps] Herochroma thaiensis ; [MOB9, 200 (note)]

Herochroma mansfieldi (Prout)

Yunnan. See [About maps] Herochroma mansfield ; [MOB9, 201 (note)]

Herochroma clariscripta Holloway, 1996

Borneo. See [About maps] Herochroma clariscripta Holloway, 1996; [MOB9: 201, f. 119, pl. 5], TL: Sarawak, Gunung Mulu Nat. Park

Herochroma subochracea (Warren, 1894)

Khasia Hills. See [About maps] Actenochroma subochracea Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 381, TL: Khasia Hills

Herochroma usneata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

N.India. See [About maps] Scotopteryx usneata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (5): pl. 125, f. 12, TL: China; Himalaya, Chini

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[MOB9]

Holloway, J. D., 1996; The Moths of Borneo, Part 9; Family Geometridae, Subfamilies Oenochrominae, Desmobathrinae and Geometrinae

[²]

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Some related literature:

Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Hampson, 1903

The moths of India. Supplementary paper to the volumes in "The Fauna of British India" Series II. Part V-VIII J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14 (1): 103-117 (1902), (2): 197-219 (1902), (3): 494-519 (1902), (4): 639-659 (1903)

Prout, 1912

Lepidoptera Heterocear fam. Geometridae Subfam. Hemitheinae Gen. Insect. 129: 1-274, 5pls

Prout, 1932

Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde; Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Indoaustralischen Faunengebieten; 12. Band: Die indoaustralischen Spanner in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 12 : 1-292, pl. 1-34,36-41,50

Swinhoe, 1893

New Geometers Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (68) : 147-157

Walker, 1860

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, 1894

New genera and species of Geometridae Novit. zool. 1 (2): 366-466

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