Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana. See [About maps]
Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1721, TL: Sierra Leone
Galla Country, Nyasaland, Natal, Bechuanaland, Cape Colony. See [About maps]
Automolis lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): f. 274
S.Africa. See [About maps]
Anace rubra Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1720, TL: Cape Colony
W.Africa, Sierra Leone. See [About maps]
Anace invaria Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1720, TL: W.Africa
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Metarctia haematoessa Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 396, TL: W.Africa, Ogové R.
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Metarctia haematosphages Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 396, TL: W.Africa, Ogové R.
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Anace parachoria Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 395, TL: W.Africa, Ogové R.
Sierra Leone, E.Africa. See [About maps]
Anace burra Schaus, 1893; Lep. S. Leone: 23, pl. 1, f. 6, TL: Sierra Leone
Cameroon. See [About maps]
Metarctia flaviceps Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 147, pl. 5, f. 21, TL: Cameroon
W.Africa, Gabon, Congo. See [About maps]
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 147, pl. 5, f. 4, TL: Gaboon
W.Africa, Natal, Cape Colony. See [About maps]
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 769, TL: Cape Colony
E.Africa, W.Africa, Angola. See [About maps]
Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892; Entomologist 25 (Suppl.) : 93
W.Africa, Cameroon, Benita. See [About maps]
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893; Psyche 6 : 395, TL: Benita
Cape Colony. See [About maps]
Zagaris crassa Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 99, f. 16
Zaire. See [About maps]
Metarctia brunneipennis Hering, 1932; Revue Zool. Bot. Afr. 22 : 108, pl. 2, f. 19, TL: Elizabethville
Zaire. See [About maps]
Elsa rubrosuffusa Kiriakoff, 1953; Annls Mus. r. Conge Belge (8vo Sci. zool.) 26: 28, pl. 2, f. 22, pl. 6, f. 73, TL: Congo Belge, Tshuapa, Eala
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Pseudapiconoma batesi Druce, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29) : 393, TL: W.Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Pseudapiconoma preussi Aurivillius, 1904; Ark. Zool. 2 (4) : 31, f. 26
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Pseudapiconoma umbra Druce, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29) : 394, TL: West Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Metarctia erubescens var. conradti Oberthür, 1911; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 79 : 468, pl. 17, f. 9
Cameroons. See [About maps]
Rhipidarctia (Elsita?) miniata Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 95, TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons, 2000ft
Uganda. See [About maps]
Mecistorhabdia burgessi Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 96, TL: Uganda, Kigezi, Impenetrable Forest, Kanungu, 4500ft
Kenya. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarhodia) kenyae Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 97, pl. 5, f. 34, TL: Nekuru, Kenya
Angola. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarhodia) jordani Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 98, pl. 5, f. 35, TL: Mt. Moco, Luimbale, 1800-1900m, Angola
W.Africa. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Thyretarctia) didyma Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 98, pl. 5, f. 36, TL: Kumasi, West Africa
E.Africa. See [About maps]
Metarctia shoudtedeni Kiriakoff, 1953; Annls Mus. r. Conge Belge (8vo Sci. zool.) 26: 39, pl. 3, f. 31, pl. 7, f. 80
Cameroons. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Thyretarctia) nigriceps ; Kiriakoff, 1957, Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 99
Abyssinia. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) latipennis Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 102, pl. 5, f. 39, TL: Dangila, Abyssinia
Angola. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) capricornis Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 103, TL: Fazende Congulu, Amboim, Angola
Angola. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) salmonea Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 103, pl. 5, f. 40, TL: Dondo, Angola
Congo. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) fario Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 103, pl. 6, f. 41, TL: Katenge, River Katay, Congo Belge
Cameroons. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) pamela Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 104, pl. 5, f. 42, TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
Kenya. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) subrosea Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 105, pl. 7, f. 52, TL: Njoro, British East Africa
SW.Abyssinia. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) carmel Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 105, pl. 6, f. 43, TL: Kambatta, SW. Abyssinia
Tanzania. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Metarctia) helga Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 107, pl. 6, f. 47, TL: Tanganyika Territory, Kigoma, Buswazi, Kasulu
Sudan. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Oenarctia) moira Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 109, pl. 6, f. 48, TL: Tembura, Sudan
S.Africa, Rhodesia, Kenya. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Collocaliodes) jansei Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 109, pl. 6, f. 51, TL: Natal
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Metarctia (Collocaliodes) collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 110, pl. f. 49, TL: Vumba, S. Rhodesia
Kenya. See [About maps]
Metarctia (Collocaliodes) margareha Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 111, pl. 7, f. 54, TL: Nairobi, British East Africa
Uganda. See [About maps]
Balacra (Compsochromia) diaphana Kiriakoff, 1957; Tijdschr. Ent. 100 : 112, pl. 7, f. 56, TL: Uganda, Kawanda9.9.2011 (52)
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