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Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1879
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7) : 57, TS: Rhypopteryx sordida Aurivillius
Aclonophlebia Butler, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 428, TS: Aclonophlebia flavinotata Butler
Rhypopterix[sic] ; Hering, 1927, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 198 (missp.)
Aclonophlebia (Liparinae) ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (64): 415

Rhypopteryx atectonipha (Collenette, 1936)
Angola. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia atectonipha Collenette, 1936; Novit. zool. 40 : 152, TL: Angola
Rhypopteryx atectonipha ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx baliocosma (Collenette, 1953)
Congo. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia baliocosma Collenette, 1953; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 6 : 575, TL: Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx baliocosma ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx bowdeni Collenette, 1960
Uganda. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx bowdeni Collenette, 1960; Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (13) 3 : 100, TL: Uganda
Rhypopteryx bowdeni ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx capnitis Collenette, 1960
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx capnitis Collenette, 1960; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) Sci. Zool. 80 : 27, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx capnitis ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx carriala (Swinhoe, 1903)
Angola. See [About maps] Lymantria carriala Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3) : 495, TL: Angola
Liparis carriola[sic] ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (64): 433
Rhypopteryx carriala ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx celetica Collenette, 1960
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx celetica Collenette, 1960; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) Sci. Zool. 80 : 27, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx celetica ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx civilis (Hering, 1926)
Aclonophlebia civilis Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 191, TL: German East Africa
Rhypopteryx civilis ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx diffusa (Hering, 1926)
Cameroons. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia diffusa Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 191, TL: Cameroons
Rhypopteryx diffusa ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx dysbata Collenette, 1960
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx dysbata Collenette, 1960; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) Sci. Zool. 80 : 29, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx dysbata ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx dracontea (Romieux, 1935)
Aclonophlebia dracontea Romieux, 1935; Bull. Soc. Lep. Genève 7 (4): 148, TL: High Catanga
Rhypopteryx dracontea ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx flaveola (Hering, 1926)
Nigeria. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia flaveola Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 191, TL: Nigeria
Rhypopteryx flaveola ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx flavinotata (Butler, 1898)
Kenya. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia flavinotata Butler, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 428, pl. 32, f. 8, TL: between Voi and Ndi, Marago ya Fundi
Aclonophlebia rufotincta Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 191, TL: Kibwesi, British East Africa
= ; [NHM]
Aclonophlebia flavinotata ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (64): 415

Rhypopteryx fontainei Collenette, 1961
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx fontainei Collenette, 1961; Lambillionea 60 (11-12) : 105, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx fontainei ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx ganymedes (Hering, 1926)
Cameroon. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia ganymedes Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 191, TL: Cameroon
Rhypopteryx ganymedes ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx hemichrysa Collenette, 1960
S.Rhodesia. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx hemichrysa Collenette, 1960; Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (13) 3 : 100, TL: S.Rhodesia
Rhypopteryx hemichrysa ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx hemiphanta Collenette, 1956
Kenya. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx hemiphanta Collenette, 1956; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 8: 661 [?], TL: Kitale, Kenya
Rhypopteryx hemiphanta ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx inconspicua (Hampson, 1916)
Somaliland Aclonophlebia inconspicua Hampson, 1916; in Poulton, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 139
Rhypopteryx inconspicua ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx kamengo (Collenette, 1936)
Uganda. See [About maps] Stracena kamengo Collenette, 1936; Entomologist 69 : 178, TL: Kampala, Uganda
Rhypopteryx kamengo ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx lugardi (Swinhoe, 1903)
Lymantria lugardi Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3) : 493, TL: N'Gami Country
Liparis lugardi ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (64): 432
Rhypopteryx lugardi ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx lymantrioides (Hering, 1926)
Aclonophlebia lymantrioides Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 191, TL: Lindi, German East Africa
Rhypopteryx lymantrioides ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx macarthuri (Collenette, 1953)
Kenya. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia macarthuri Collenette, 1953; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 6 : 574, TL: Kenya
Rhypopteryx macarthuri ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx minor (Collenette, 1938)
Congo. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia minor Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11) 1 : 222, TL: Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx minor ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx pachytaenia (Hering, 1926)
Kenya. See [About maps] Dasychira pachytaenia Hering, 1926; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 177, TL: Kibwesi, British East Africa
Rhypopteryx pachytaenia ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx perfragilis Collenette, 1957
S.Nigeria. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx perfragilis Collenette, 1957; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26 : 160
Rhypopteryx perfragilis ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx perspicua (Hering, 1928)
Tanganyika Aclonophlebia perspicua Hering, 1928; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 42 : 274, TL: Dodoma, Tanganyika
Rhypopteryx perspicua ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx phoenicopoda Collenette, 1957
Nigeria. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx phoenicopoda Collenette, 1957; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26 : 159, TL: Nigeria
Rhypopteryx phoenicopoda ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx pinheyi (Collenette, 1953)
Kenya. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia pinheyi Collenette, 1953; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 6 : 575, TL: Mt. Elgon, Kenya
Rhypopteryx pinheyi ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx poecilanthes (Collenette, 1931)
Congo. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia poecilanthes Collenette, 1931; Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 79 : 363, TL: Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx poecilanthes ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx polyploca Collenette, 1960
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx polyploca Collenette, 1960; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge (8) Sci. Zool. 80 : 28, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx polyploca ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx preissi (Schultze, 1934)
Congo. See [About maps] Lymantria preissi Schultze, 1934; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 48: 120, TL: NW.Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx preissi ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx psoloconiama Collenette, 1961
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx psoloconiama Collenette, 1961; Lambillionea 60 (11-12) : 105, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx psoloconiama ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx psolozona (Collenette, 1938)
Congo. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia psolozona Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11) 1 : 220, TL: Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx psolozona ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder, 1874)
S.Africa. See [About maps] Arctia rhodalipha Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 100, f. 25, TL: Cape
Lymantria tessellata Distant, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (116): 201, TL: Transvaal
= ; [NHM]
Liparis(?) rhodalipha ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (64): 434
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx rhodea (Hampson, 1905)
Aclonophlebia rhodea Hampson, 1905; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 3 : 405, TL: Delagoa Bay
Rhypopteryx rhodea ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx rhodocloea (Collenette, 1939)
Lymantria rhodocloea Collenette, 1939; Brit. Mus. Ruwenzori Exp. 3 (4): 105, TL: Namawamba Valley, Ruwenzori
Rhypopteryx rhodocloea ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx rhodosticta (Collenette, 1933)
Aclonophlebia rhodosticta Collenette, 1933; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 : 46
Rhypopteryx rhodosticta ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx romieuxi (Collenette, 1938)
Congo. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia romieuxi Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11) 1 : 220, TL: Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx romieuxi ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx rubripunctata (Weymer, 1892)
E.Africa. See [About maps] Psilura rubripunctata Weymer, 1892; Stettin ent. Ztg 53 (4-6) : 108, TL: East Africa
Rhypopteryx rubripunctata ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx sordida Aurivillius, 1879
Nambibia Rhypopteryx sordida Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7) : 58, TL: Damara
Polymona rhodocraspeda Collenette, 1939; Rev. Zool. Afr. 33 (1): 47, TL: Belgian Congo
= ; [NHM]
Rhypopteryx sordida ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx syntomoides Collenette, 1957
Tanganyika Rhypopteryx syntomoides Collenette, 1957; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26 : 159, TL: Morogoro, Tanganyika
Rhypopteryx syntomoides ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx triangulifera (Hampson, 1910)
E.Africa. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia triangulifera Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 451, TL: Taveta, Br. East Africa
Rhypopteryx triangulifera ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx tylota Collenette, 1957
Nigeria. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx tylota Collenette, 1957; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26 : 158, TL: Nigeria
Rhypopteryx tylota ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx uele Collenette, 1961
Congo. See [About maps] Rhypopteryx uele Collenette, 1961; Lambillionea 60 (11-12) : 104, TL: Congo
Rhypopteryx uele ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx xuthomene (Collenette, 1936)
Angola. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia xuthomene Collenette, 1936; Novit. zool. 40 : 152, TL: Angola
Rhypopteryx xuthomene ; [NHM]

Rhypopteryx xuthosticta (Collenette, 1938)
Congo. See [About maps] Aclonophlebia xuthosticta Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11) 1 : 221, TL: Belgian Congo
Rhypopteryx xuthosticta ; [NHM]


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Some related literature:
Aurivillius, 1879
Lepidoptera Damarensia förteckning på fjärilar insamlade i Damaralandet af G. de Bylder åren 1873 och 1874 jente beskrifning öfer förut okändarten Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7) : 39-69
Butler, 1898
On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr C. S. Betton Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 395-444, pl. 32-33
Collenette, 1931
New African Lymantriidae in the British Museum collection Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 79 : 341-363, pl. 12-13
Collenette, 1936
New African Lymantriidae (Lep.) Entomologist 69 : 178-181
Collenette, 1936
Dr. Karl Jordan's expedition to south-west Africa and Angola: new Lymantriidae from Angola Novit. zool. 40 : 147-152,169, pl. 12
Collenette, 1957
Some new species of Lymantriidae from Africa Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26 : 155-161
Collenette, 1961
Some new Lymantriidae from the Congo Lambillionea 60 (11-12) : 95-106, pl. 1
Distant, 1897
On a Collection of Heterocra made in the Transvaal Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (115): 15-17, (116): 197-211
Felder, 1874
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, 1905
The Moths of South Africa (Part 3) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 3 : 389-438
Hampson, 1910
Description of new African Moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 430-464, 5 (30): 465-496, 6 (31): 116-141, 6 (32): 145-160
Hering, 1928
Neue und alte Heterocera aus dem Zoologischen Staatsmuseum Berlin Dt. ent. Z. Iris 42 : 268-283
Hampson in Poulton, 1916
On a collection of moth in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. With Descriptions of New Species, by Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., L. B. Prout, J. H., Durrant, and Dr. Karl Jordan Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 91-182, pl. 1-2
Swinhoe, 1903
A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the National collection Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3) : 375-498
Swinhoe, 1923
A revision of the genera of the family Liparidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 449-484, 11 (61): 47-97, 11 (63): 289-304, 11 (64): 400-442
Weymer, 1892
Exotische Lepidopteren VI Stettin ent. Ztg 53 (4-6) : 79-125


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