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Paralpenus Watson, 1988

Paralpenus Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 263, TS: Hyphantria atripes Hampson
Paralpenus ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15

Paralpenus atripes (Hampson, 1909)

Ghana. See [About maps] Hyphantria atripes Hampson, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22) : 362, TL: Ghana, Volta R.
Paralpenus atripes ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15, f. 17, 115-116

Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)

-. See [About maps] Amsacta flavicosta Hampson, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22) : 362, TL: Sierra Leone

P. f. flavicosta

Sierra Leone Paralpenus flavicosta flavicosta ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15

P. f. punctigera (Hering, 1928)

Cameroun Stracena punctigera Hering, 1928; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 42 : 275, TL: [Cameroun] Uam, Bosum
Paralpenus flavicosta punctigera ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15

Paralpenus flavizonatus (Hampson, 1911)

Nigeria, Ghana. See [About maps] Amsacta flavizonatus Hampson, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46) : 409, TL: Nigeria, Oshogbo
Paralpenus flavizonatus ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15

Larva on Gossypium Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25

Paralpenus strigulosa (Hampson, 1901)

South Africa. See [About maps] Hyphantria strigulosa Hampson, 1901; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 8 (45) : 185, TL: Natal
Estigmene atropunctata Fawcett, 1903; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 : 179, TL: E.Transvaal, Belfort, 6500ft
Paralpenus strigulosa ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15

Larva on Cyanotis nodifera, Vernonia gerradi Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26

Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)

Uganda. See [About maps] Amsacta ugandae Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23 : 237, TL: Uganda, Entebbe
Paralpenus ugandae ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15

Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909)

Rwanda, Zaire. See [About maps] Acantharctia wintgensi Strand, 1909; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 22 (2/3) : 113, TL: Ruanda
Maenas nigrilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 160, TL: Niansa, Ruanda District
Maenas paucipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 160, TL: Ruanda District, Akanjaru River
Hyphantria eborina Debauche, 1942; Expl. Parc. nat. Albert Mission G. F. de Witte 41: 23, TL: Zaire, Parc National Albert, Tshamugussa, 2250m
Paralpenus wintgensi ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 15, f. 18

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Some related literature:

Debauche, 1942

Lepidoptera Heterocera Expl. Parc. nat. Albert Mission G. F. de Witte 41: 1-28

Fawcett, 1903

Notes on the transformations of some South African lepidoptera Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 : 165-184, pl. 6-8

Goodger & Watson, 1995

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

Hampson, 1901

New species of Syntomidae and Arctiadae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 8 (45) : 165-186

Hampson, 1909

Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22) : 344-388

Hampson, 1911

Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46) : 393-445

Hampson, 1916

Description of new species of the family Arctiadae in the British Museum Novit. zool. 23 : 230-240

Hering, 1928

Neue und alte Heterocera aus dem Zoologischen Staatsmuseum Berlin Dt. ent. Z. Iris 42 : 268-283

Joicey & Talbot, 1921

New Heterocera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 158-166, pl. 6-16

Strand, 1909

Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ost Afrika gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 22 (2/3) : 104-121

Watson, 1988

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

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