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Ceryx Wallengren, 1863
Ceryx Wallengren, 1863; Wien ent. Monats. 7: 140, TS: Naclia thyretiformis Wallengren
Agaphthora Meyrick, 1886; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 1 (3) : 773, 774, TS: Agaphthorea melanorea Meyrick
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 35
Ceryx ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 35; [AUCL]
Ceryx guttulosa (Walker, [1865])
Aru, Queensland (Cape York), Ke Islands. See [About maps] Syntomis guttulosa Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 73, TL: Aru
Agaphthora melanora Meyrick, 1886; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 1 (3) : 774
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 39
Syntomis metan Pagenstecher, 1886; Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 39 : 119
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 39; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 39
Agaphthora melanora ; Kirby, 1892, Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 102
Ceryx guttulosa ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 39, pl. 1, f. 8
Ceryx sphenodes (Meyrick, 1886)
New Guinea, Queensland. See [About maps] Agaphthora sphenodes Meyrick, 1886; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 1 (3) : 774, TL: Queensland
Ceryx darlingtoni Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 67, TL: Atherton Tableland, Lake Barrine, North Queensland
Ceryx sphenodes, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
 Ceryx sphenodes ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 38, pl. 1, f. 6
Ceryx fulvescens (Walker, 1854)
S.Africa, Natal, Congo. See [About maps] Syntomis fulvescens Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 132, TL: Congo
Thyretes caffraria Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): f. 271
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 54
Naclia thyretiformis Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4: 40
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 54
Syntomis molanna Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 94
Naclia thyretiformis ; Kirby, 1892, Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 108
Trichaeta fulvescens ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 54, f. 27
Ceryx ampla (Walker, [1865])
Aru Syntomis ampla Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 76, TL: Aru
Ceryx ampla ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 38
Ceryx formicina (Swinhoe, 1892)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Syntomis formicina Swinhoe, 1892; Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1) : 47, TL: New Guinea
Ceryx formicina ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 38, f. 17
Ceryx puncta (Druce, 1898)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Agaphthora puncta Druce, 1898; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 1 (2): 147, TL: ? New Guinea, Humboldt Bay
Ceryx puncta ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 39, pl. 1, f. 9
Ceryx swinhoei (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
New Guinea. See [About maps]
Ceryx evar (Pagenstecher, 1886)
Amboina, Aru Syntomis evar Pagenstecher, 1886; Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 39 : 119, TL: Amboina
Syntomis gracilis var. lugens Röber, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 323, TL: Goram
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 537
Ceryx evar ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 40, pl. 1, f. 10

 
Ceryx calcuni Obraztsov, 1957
Ceryx calcuni Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 67, TL: Calcoen
Ceryx giloloensis Obraztsov, 1957
Moluccas Ceryx giloloënsis Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 68, TL: Kalam, Island Gilolo, Moluccas
Ceryx vespella Obraztsov, 1957
E.Java. See [About maps] Ceryx vespella Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 68, TL: Gempol, East Java
Ceryx morobeensis Obraztsov, 1957
New Guinea. See [About maps] Ceryx morobeensis Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 69, TL: Wau,Morobe, New Guinea
Ceryx homoeochroma Obraztsov, 1957
Sumatra. See [About maps] Ceryx homoeochroma Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 69, TL: Fort de Kock, 920m, Sumatra
Ceryx riouensis Obraztsov, 1957
Durian I. Ceryx riouensis Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 70, TL: Durian I, Riou Archipelago
Ceryx toxopeusi Obraztsov, 1957
Sumatra. See [About maps] Ceryx toxopeusi Obraztsov, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 71, TL: Emmahaven, Sumatra

 

Taxa from Hampson 1898 catalogue, placed in Ceryx. Modern placement may differ.

Ceryx flaviplagia Hampson, 1898
Philippines. See [About maps] Ceryx flaviplagia Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 36, pl. 1, f. 4, TL: Philippines, Mindanao
Ceryx claremontii (Heylaerts, 1890)
Sumatra, Java. See [About maps] Syntomis claremontii Heylaerts, 1890; C. R. Soc. Ent. Belg. 34: xvi [16]
Ceryx claremonti ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 36, pl. 1, f. 5
Ceryx diptera (Fabricius, 1775)
S.India, Ceylon. See [About maps] Zygaena diptera Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 555
Sphinx atereus Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): 240, pl. 400, f. A
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 36, f. 15
Syntomis incipiens Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 68, TL: S.India, Coimbatore
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 36, f. 15
Psychotoe brachypecten Hampson, 1893; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9 : 61, pl. 157, f. 23, TL: Ceylon
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 36, f. 15
Ceryx brachypecten ab. 1 ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 37
Ceryx diptera ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 36, f. 15
Ceryx ginorea (Swinhoe, 1894)
Assam. See [About maps] Eressa ginorea Swinhoe, 1894; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 14 (84) : 441, TL: Assam, Khasi Hills
Ceryx ginorea ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 37
Ceryx anthraciformis (Wallengren, 1860)
Cape, .... See [About maps] Naclia anthraciformis Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4: 40, TL: Cape Colony
Naclia fuscicornis Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4: 40
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 37, f. 16
Naclia pygmula Oberthür, 1878; Étud. d'Ent. 3 : 33, pl. 3, f. 6
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 37, f. 16
Ceryx anthraciformis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 37, f. 16
Ceryx flavibasis Hampson, 1898
Perak, Sumatra. See [About maps] Ceryx flavibasis Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 41, pl. 1, f. 12, TL: Perak
Ceryx cherra (Moore, 1879)
Assam. See [About maps] Syntomis cherra Moore, 1879; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 12
Syntomoides quisqualis Swinhoe, 1894; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 14 (84) : 441, TL: ? Assam, Khasi Hills
Ceryx cherra ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 41, pl. 1, f. 13
Ceryx hyalina (Moore, 1879)
Sikkim, Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Syntomis hyalina Moore, 1879; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 13
Syntomis volans Swinhoe, 1890; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (1): 173, pl. 6, f. 6, TL: Burma, Karen Hills
Ceryx hyalina ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 42
Ceryx resecta (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
South Africa. See [About maps] Syntomis resecta Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): f. 269
Ceryx resecta ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 43
Ceryx semicincta (Hampson, 1895)
Tenasserim, Malacca, Borneo. See [About maps] Syntomoides semicincta Hampson, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 282, TL: Tenasserim, Donaut Hills
Ceryx semicincta ab. 1 ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 43 (Malacca)
Ceryx semicincta ab. 2 ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 43 (Borneo)
Ceryx semicincta ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 43, pl. 1, f. 16
Ceryx chea (Druce, 1895)
Philippines. See [About maps] Syntomis chea Druce, 1895; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 15 (85) : 43
Ceryx chea ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45, pl. 1, f. 17
Ceryx toxotes Hampson, 1898
Cape Colony Ceryx toxotes Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45, pl. 1, f. 19, TL: Cape Colony, Annshaw
Ceryx albimacula (Walker, 1854)
W.Africa, Sierra Leone, Congo. See [About maps] Syntomis albimacula Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 128, TL: Sierra Leone
Syntomis terminalis Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 130, TL: Congo
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45
Syntomis macrospila Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 67, TL: Sierra Leone
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45
Syntomis constricta Butler, 1877; Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : 18, pl. 7, f. 6, TL: Congo
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45
Syntomis leugalea Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 375, TL: W.Africa, Ogové R.
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45
Syntomis cybelistes Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 393, TL: W.Africa, Ogové R.
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45
Syntomis hilda Ehrmann, 1894; Can. Ent. 26 (3) : 69
Ceryx albimacula ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 45
Ceryx elasson (Holland, 1893)
W.Africa, Cameroons. See [About maps] Syntomis elasson Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 375
Ceryx elasson ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 46, pl. 1, f. 21
Ceryx seminigra (Holland, 1898)
Cameroons. See [About maps] Syntomoides seminigra Holland, 1898; Ent. News (1) : 11, TL: Cameroons, Efulea
Ceryx seminigra ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 46, pl. 1, f. 20
Ceryx longipes (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
Natal. See [About maps] Syntomis longipes Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): f. 273
Syntomis caryocatactes Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4: 39
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 47
Ceryx longipes ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 47
Ceryx semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)
Kenya, .... See [About maps] Zygaena semihyalina Kirby, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (107) : 379, pl. 19, f. 5, TL: Br. E. Africa, Port Alice
Ceryx semihyalina ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 47, pl. 1, f. 23

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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.
[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!
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

Some related literature:
Butler, 1877
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 1 : i-xiii, 1-62, pl. 1-20
Druce, 1895
Descriptions of some new Species of Heterocera from the Eastern Islands and Tropical America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 15 (85) : 41-50
Druce, 1898
Description of some new species of Heterocera Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 1 (2): 146-149, (3): 207-215
Ehrmann, 1894
Three new West African Moths Can. Ent. 26 (3) : 69-70
Fabricius, 1775
Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp
Hampson, 1893
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part 9. The macrolepidoptera heterocera of Ceylon Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9 : 1-182, pl. 157-176
Hampson, 1895
Descriptions of New Heterocera from India Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 277-315, 16fgs
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Holland, 1893
Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera Psyche 6 : 373-376, 393-400, 411-418, 431-434, 451-454, 469-476, 487-490, 513-520, 531-538, 549-552, 565-568, pl. 10, 17-18, 20-21
Holland, 1898
Descriptions of new West African Heterocera Ent. News (1) : 11-13
Kirby, 1892
A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths). Sphinges and Bombyces Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 1-951
Kirby, 1896
On a Collection of Moths from East Africa formed by Dr W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (107) : 375-396
Meyrick, 1886
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. I. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 1 (3) : 687-802
Moore, 1879
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 1-88, pl. 1-3 (1879), (2): 89-198, pl. 4-5 (1882), (3): 199-299, pl. 6-8 (1888)
Oberthür, 1878
Faune des Lépidoptères de la côte orientale d'Afrique Étud. d'Ent. 3 : 11-36, pl. 1-3
Obraztsov, 1957
Some new species of Ceryx Wallengren (Lepidoptera, Ctenuchidae) Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 67-71
Pagenstecher, 1886
Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-fauna des Malayischen Archipels. (3) Heteroceren der Aru Inseln, Kei-Inseln und von Südwest-Neu Guinea Jb. Nassau. Ver. Naturk. 39 : 104-196
Röber, 1891
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Indo-Australischen Lepidopteren-Fauna Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 261-334 (1891), 35: 85-86, pl. 3-6 (1892)
Stoll, [1782]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Swinhoe, 1890
The moths of Burma. Part I, II Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (1): 161-200, pl. 6, (2): 201-296, pl. 7-8
Swinhoe, 1892
Catalogue of Eastern and Australian Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the Oxford University Museum (Part 1) Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1) : 1-324, viii, pl. 1-8
Swinhoe, 1894
New species of Eastern Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 14 (84) : 429-443, 1fig.
Walker, 1854
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: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
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)
Wallengren, 1860; Wallengren, 1863
Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen (1-3) Wien ent. Monats. 4: 33-46,161-176 (1860), 7: 137-151 (1863)
Wallengren, 1875
Insecta Transvaaliensia. Bidrag till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektenfauna Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 83-137

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