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Heraclia Hübner, [1820]

Xanthospilopteryx Wallengren, 1858; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 15 : 83, TS: Eusemia superba Butler
Xanthospilopteryx ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 561
Heraclia (Agaristinae) ; [POOLE]

Heraclia poggei (Dewitz, 1879)

W.Africa, Guinea, Cameroons. See [About maps] Eusemia poggei Dewitz, 1879; Mitt. münch. ent. Ver. 3: 31, pl. 2, f. 3
Eusemia falkensteinii Dewitz, 1881; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. 42 (2) : 66, pl. 1, f. 10
Xanthospilopteryx poggei ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 562

Heraclia mozambica (Mabille, 1890)

Mozambique, Zanzibar. See [About maps] Eusemia mozambica Mabille, 1890; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 10 : 123, TL: Mozambique
Xanthospilopteryx mozambica ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 563

Heraclia perdix (Druce, 1887)

E.Africa. See [About maps] Eusemia perdix Druce, 1887; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887 : 668
Eusemia eoa Mabille, 1890; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 10 : 123, TL: E.Africa
Eusemia indecisa Butler, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (37) : 50, TL: E.Africa, Albert Nyanza [?]
Xanthospilopteryx indecisa ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 564, pl. 52, f. 16
Xanthospilopteryx perdix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 563, pl. 52, f. 3

Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875)

E.Africa, Zululand, Natal. See [About maps] Eusemia africana Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 142, TL: Natal
Eusemia meretrix Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 355, TL: Natal
Xanthospilopteryx fatima Kirby, 1891; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (2) : 288, pl. 15, f. 2, TL: E.Africa, Taita
Xanthospilopteryx africana ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 564, pl. 52, f. 5

Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781)

Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, S.Nigeria, Upper Nile. See [About maps] Noctua geryon Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2 : 216
Phalaena euphemia Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): pl. 345, f. A
Eusemia nugatrix Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 356
Xanthospilopteryx geryon ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 565

Heraclia pallida (Walker, 1854)

Cameroons, Congo. See [About maps] Eusemia pallida Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 52
Eusemia niveosparsa Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 355
Xanthospilopteryx pallida ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 565

Heraclia deficiens (Mabille, 1891)

Gabon. See [About maps] Eusemia deficiens Mabille, 1891
Xanthospilopteryx minerva Weymer, 1892; Stettin ent. Ztg 53 (4-6) : 103, TL: Gaboon
Xanthospilopteryx pallida deficiens ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 566

Heraclia pardalina (Walker, 1869)

Congo, Angola. See [About maps] Eusemia pardalina Walker, 1869; Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow 1 (2) : 329, pl. 5, f. 1, TL: Congo
Eusemia ochracea Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 142, TL: Congo
Xanthospilopteryx kirbyi Carpenter, 1895; P. Dublin Soc. 8: 308
Xanthospilopteryx pardalina ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 567, pl. 52, f. 18

Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875)

W.Africa, Abyssinia, E.Africa - S.Africa, Zululand, Natal. See [About maps] Eusemia superba Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 141, pl. 13, f. 3
Eusemia incongruens Butler, 1878; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 : 381
Eusemia interniplaga Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 : 184
Xanthospilopteryx smithii Holland, 1897; in Smith, Through Unknown African Countries: 408, f. 3
Xanthospilopteryx basalifasciata Bartel, 1903
Xanthospilopteryx tanganyikana Oberthür, 1911
Xanthospilopteryx maculipes Strand, 1911
Xanthospilopteryx superba ugandana Jordan, 1913
Heraclia tanganyicana Hampson, 1920
Xanthospilopteryx superba ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 567, f. 247

Heraclia zenkeri (Karsch, 1895)

Cameroon. See [About maps] Xanthospilopteryx zenkeri Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (22) (22): 350, pl. 2, f. 1
Xanthospilopteryx zenkeri var. ochracea Aurivillius, 1901
Xanthospilopteryx zenceri Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 568, pl. 52, f. 4 (emend.)
Xanthospilopteryx zeodita Niepelt, 1914
Xanthospilopteryx niepelti Oberthür, 1911

Heraclia karschii (Holland, 1897)

E.Africa. See [About maps] Xanthospilopteryx karschii Holland, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 : 292, f. 2, TL: Cameroons

= Xanthospilopteryx nigridorsa ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 572

Xanthospilopteryx kirbyi Holland, 1897; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 : 292, f. 1 (preocc.), TL: Cameroons
Xanthospilopteryx cirbyi Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 569, pl. 52, f. 17 (emend.)
Xanthospilopteryx triseriata Bartel, 1903
Xanthospilopteryx tessmanni Strand, 1912
Xanthospilopteryx egregia Wichgraf, 1914

Heraclia aemulatrix (Westwood, 1881)

W.Africa, Congo. See [About maps] Eusemia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 355
Xanthospilopteryx aemulatrix suda Jordan, 1913
Heraclia aemulatrix campala Kiriakoff, 1976
Xanthospilopteryx aemulatrix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 570

Heraclia monslunensis (Hampson, 1901)

E.Africa. See [About maps] Xanthospilopteryx monslunensis Hampson, 1901
Xanthospilopteryx mons-lunensis Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 570, pl. 53, f. 10, TL: Br. E. Africa, Ruwenzori
Xanthospilopteryx signata Bartel, 1903
Xanthospilopteryx neavi Hampson, 1910

Heraclia hypercompoides (Butler, [1896])

E.Africa. See [About maps] Xanthospilopteryx hypercompoides Butler, [1896]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 739, pl. 43, f. 5, TL: E.Africa, Ruwenzori
Xanthospilopteryx hypercompoides ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 571

Heraclia hornimani (Druce, 1880)

E.Africa, Cameroons. See [About maps] Eusemia hornimani Druce, 1880; Ent. mon. Mag. 16 : 269
Xanthospilopteryx melanosoma Druce, 1901; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 7 (41) : 433, TL: E.Africa
Xanthospilopteryx hornimani minchini Hampson, 1907
Xanthospilopteryx comaria Druce, 1910
Heraclia hornimani meridionalis Kiriakoff, 1955
Xanthospilopteryx melanosoma ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 571, pl. 53, f. 11
Xanthospilopteryx hornimani ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 572

Heraclia bucholzi (Plötz, 1880)

Cameroons, ...?. See [About maps] Eusemia bucholzi Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 81
Eusemia grandis Druce, 1880; Ent. mon. Mag. 16 : 268
Eusemia melanochiton Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 : 184
Xanthospilopteryx batesi Druce, 1910
Heraclia subfasciata Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1924; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3) : 554, TL: Lowa Valley, NW. Kivu
Xanthospilopteryx grandis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 572

Heraclia thruppi (Butler, [1886])

E.Africa. See [About maps] Eusemia thruppi Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 775, TL: Somaliland
Rothia thruppi ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 575, pl. 53, f. 9

Heraclia aisha (Kirby, 1891)

E.Africa. See [About maps] Xanthospilopteryx aisha Kirby, 1891; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (2) : 291, pl. 15, f. 3
Xanthospilopteryx catarhodia Holland, 1897; in A. D. Smith, Through Unkown African Countries: 409, f. 7
Rothia aisha ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 576

Heraclia butleri (Walker, 1869)

Natal, ...?. See [About maps] Eusemia butleri Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera : 111
Eusemia adulatrix Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 355, pl. G, f. 1 (preocc.)
Rothia butleri adulatrix ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 577
Rothia butleri ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 576, pl. 53, f. 13

Heraclia contigua (Walker, 1854)

W.Africa. See [About maps] Eusemia contigua Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 50
Rothia contigua ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 578

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References:

[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!

[POOLE]

Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)

Some related literature:

Butler, 1875

Notes on certain Genera of Agaristidae, with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86) : 135-144, pl. 13

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, [1886]

An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 756-776, pl. 47

Butler, 1891

List of Lepidoptera in a Collection made by Emin Pasha in Central Africa Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (37) : 40-51

Butler, [1896]

On Lepidoptera recently collected in British East Africa by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 722-742, pl. 42-43 (1896)

Carpenter, 1895

A collection of Lepidoptera from Lokoje, West Africa P. Dublin Soc. 8: 304-316

Dewitz, 1879

Afrikanische Schmetterlinge Mitt. münch. ent. Ver. 3: 23-35

Dewitz, 1881

Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge Nova Acta Leop. Carol. 42 (2) : 61-91

Druce, 1880

Description of new species of Heterocera from West Africa Ent. mon. Mag. 16 : 268-269

Druce, 1887

Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from Tropical Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887 : 668-686, pl. 55

Druce, 1901

Description of some new Species of Lepidoptera from East Africa and Tropical America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 7 (41) : 432-444

Fabricius, 1781

Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II Spec. Ins. 2 : 1-494 (1781), : 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])

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

Holland, 1897

List of Lepidoptera collected by Dr A. Donaldson Smith in Smith, Through Unknown African Countries: 408-[421]

Holland, 1897

Two new species of the genus Xanthospilopteryx Wallengren Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 : 291-294

Holland, 1920

Lepidoptera of the Congo. Being a Systematic List of the Butterflies and Moths Collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition Together with Descriptions of Some Hitherto Undescribed Species Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 43 (6) : 109-369, pl. 6-14

Joicey & Talbot, 1924

New forms of African Lepidoptera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3) : 539-564

Karsch, 1892

Insekten von Baliburg (Deutch-Westafrika) gesammelt von Herrn Dr. Eugen Zintgraff Ent. Nachr. 18 (11/12) : 161-183

Karsch, 1895

Aethiopische Heteroceren. I & II Ent. Nachr. 21 (22) (22): 337-360, pl. 1-2, (23/24): 361-379, pl. 3-4

Kirby, 1891

On the genus Xanthospilopteryx Wallengren Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (2) : 279-292, pl. 15

Mabille, 1890

[no title] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 10 : cxxii-cxxiv,[122-124]

Mabille, 1891

[no title] Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 : xc-xci,[90-91], : cxxvii,[127], : clxxiv-clxxvi,[174-176], : clxxxii-clxxxv,[182-185]

Plötz, 1880

Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 76-88, (4-6): 189-206, (7-9): 298-307

Holland in A. D. Smith, 1897

The First Expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu Through Unkown African Countries

Stoll, [1781]

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)

Walker, 1854; Walker, 1856

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, 1869

In Chapman, On some Lepidopterous insects from Congo Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow 1 (2) : 325-378, pl. 5-7 [links to repaged reprint]

Wallengren, 1858

Nya Fjärilslägten Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 15 : 75-84,135-142,209-215

Weymer, 1892

Exotische Lepidopteren VI Stettin ent. Ztg 53 (4-6) : 79-125

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