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Micralarctia Watson, 1988

Micralarctia Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 283, TS: Spilosoma punctulatum Wallengren
Micralarctia ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 12

Micralarctia punctulata (Wallengren, 1860)

-. See [About maps] Spilosoma punctulatum Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4: 161, TL: Caffraria
Diacrisia punctulata ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 270

M. p. punctulata

South West Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Micralarctia punctulata punctulata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 12, f. 9, 103-104

Larva on Ipomoea batates Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26

M. p. auricinctum (Butler, 1897)

Angola, Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya Spilosoma auricinctum Butler, 1897; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 847, pl. 42, f. 6, TL: Malawi, Nyassaland, Deep Bay
Spilosoma nivaria Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 177, TL: Angola
Diacrisia nyassana Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 175, TL: Nyassa, Songwe [Malawi]
Amsacta evadne Fawcett, 1915; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1915 : 93, TL: Kedai [Kenya]
Micralarctia punctulata auricinctum ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 12, f. 103-104

M. p. euproctina (Aurivillius, 1900)

Senegal, Ghana Spilosoma euproctina Aurivillius, 1900; Ent. Tidskr. 20 : 240, TL: [Nigeria] Niger River
Spilosoma edlingeri Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 180, TL: [Nigeria] Benue [R.]
Diacrisia albescens Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 122, TL: [Nigeria] Niger, Ogruga
Diacrisia euproctina ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 270
Micralarctia punctulata euproctina ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 12

M. p. pura (Butler, 1878)

Ethiopia Alpenus pura Butler, 1878; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 : 382, TL: Ethiopia
Estigmene schraderi Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 164, TL: Ethiopia, Eritraea, Salomona
Estigmene pura ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 343, pl. 47, f. 3
Micralarctia punculata pura ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 12

Micralarctia toulgoeti Watson, 1988

Somalia. See [About maps] Micralarctia toulgoeti Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 286, TL: Somalia, Agroi
Micralarctia toulgoeti ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 12

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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1900

Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 20 : 233-258

Bartel, 1903

Neue aethiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 170-214

Butler, 1878

Description of new Lepidopera of the group Bombycites in the collection of the British Museum Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 : 381-388

Butler, 1897

On two collections of lepidoptera made by Mr R. Crawshay in Nyasa-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 817-850, pl. 41-42

Fawcett, 1915

Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr Feather in British East Africa, 1911-12 Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1915 : 91-113, pl. 1-2

Goodger & Watson, 1995

An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnosis and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiinae) The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths

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

Rothschild, 1910

Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 113-171

Wallengren, 1860

Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen (1-3) Wien ent. Monats. 4: 33-46,161-176 (1860), 7: 137-151 (1863)

Watson, 1988

A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lep: Arc.) Ent. Scandinavica 19: 251-291

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