Alpenus

Alpenus Walker, 1855

Alpenus Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 686; TS: Alpenus aequalis Walker
Eminaria Bethune-Baker, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 2 (9): 262; TS: Eminaria nigropunctata Bethune-Baker
- = Spilosoma ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 363
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3
Alpenus (Spilosomini); Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 289
Alpenus (Arctiinae); [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus affiniola (Strand, 1919)

Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria. See [maps]

Diacrisia affiniola Strand, 1919; Lepid. Cat. 22: 168 (repl. Diacrisia affinis Rothschild, 1910); TL: ;Lokoja, Niger
Diacrisia affinis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 127 (preoc. Spilosoma affinis Bartel, 1903); TL: Lokoja, Niger
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Maenas homaema Hampson, 1920; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 592a (repl. Diacrisia affinis Rothschild, 1910); TL: Lokoja, Niger
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Spilosoma tristicta Hampson, 1920; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 367, pl. 58, f. 13; TL: Nigeria, Lokoja
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Spilosoma diffinis Jordan, 1933; Novit. Zool. 39: 84 (repl. Diacrisia affinis Rothschild, 1910); TL: ;Lokoja, Niger
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Maenas affinis; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 355, pl. 57, f. 26
Alpenus affiniola; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus auriculatus Watson, 1988

Namibia. See [maps]

Alpenus auriculatus Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 273; TL: "Süd Farm"

Alpenus auriculatus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus diversata (Hampson, 1916)

Somalia. See [maps]

Diacrisia diversata Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23: 234; TL: Somaliland

Alpenus diversata, African Moths [AFM]

Spilosoma diversata; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 372, pl. 58, f. 15
Alpenus diversatus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3
Alpenus diversata; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus dollmani (Hampson, 1920)

Zambia, Zaire. See [maps]

Spilosoma dollmani Hampson, 1920; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 371, pl. 69, f. 5; TL: Rhodesia, Solwezi

Alpenus dollmani; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus geminipuncta (Hampson, 1916)

Ethiopia. See [maps]

Diacrisia geminipuncta Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23: 235; TL: Ethiopia

Spilosoma geminipuncta; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 379, pl. 58, f. 20
Alpenus geminipuncta; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus intacta (Hampson, 1916)

N.Nigeria. See [maps]

Maenas intacta Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23: 234; TL: N.Nigeria, Kano

Maenas intacta; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 356, pl. 57, f. 27
Alpenus intactus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3
Alpenus intacta; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)

Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola, Ghana. See [maps]

Spilosoma investigatorum Karsch, 1898; in Werther, Die mittleren Hochländer der nördlichen Deutsch-Ost-Afrika: 313; TL: Tanzania, Bagamoyo
Spilosoma cribraria Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1): 176; TL: Tanzania, Mhonda
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 375; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Spilosoma mhondana Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1): 179; TL: Tanzania, Mhonda
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 375; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Diacrisia investigatorum ab. extrema Dufrane, 1953; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89: 56; TL: Zaire, Kamituga [Kivu]
- = ; [NHM card]

Alpenus investigatorum, African Moths [AFM]

Diacrisia mhondana; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 128
Diacrisia investigatorum; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 129
Spilosoma investigatorum; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 375, pl. 58, f. 18
Alpenus investigatorum; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3; [NHM card]; Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 290, pl. 26, f. 18-19; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, [1781])

Gold Coast, Lagos, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Angoloa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Congo, Uganda, E.Africa, Rhodesia. See [maps]

Phalaena maculosa Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 156, (32-32):250, (29-31) pl. 370, f. B; TL: Sierra Leone
Ecpantheria assimilis Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 183 (repl. Phalaena maculosa Stoll, [1781])
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Alpenus aequalis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 686; TL: W.Africa
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Ecpantheria indeterminata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 697; TL: W. or C. Africa
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Halesidota ? macularia Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 314; TL: W. or C. Africa
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Spilosoma eyralpenus Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 83; TL: W. Africa, "Victoria"
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
Alpenus maculosus var. kordofanus Wichgraf, 1922; Int. ent. Zs. 15 (25): 197; TL: Kordofan
- = ; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus maculosa, African Moths [AFM]

Alpenus kordofanus; [NHM card]
Diacrisia maculosa; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 276; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 127
Spilosoma maculosa; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 372
Alpenus maculosus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3, f. 3, 95-96
Alpenus maculosa; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus microsticta (Hampson, 1920)

Nigeria. See [maps]

Spilosoma microsticta Hampson, 1920; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 367, pl. 58, f. 12; TL: Nigeria, Foveados

Alpenus microstictus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3
Alpenus microsticta; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)

Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda. See [maps]

Eminaria nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 2 (9): 262; TL: Patigo, Acholi Country, 4000ft [Uganda]
Estigmene jacksoni Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 164 (preocc. Diacrisia jacksoni Rothschild, 1910:140); TL: Entebbe, Uganda
Spilosoma cincticorpus Hampson, 1920; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 366, pl. 58, f. 11; TL: Uganda, Entebbe
- = ; [AfroMoths]; [NHM card]
Spilosoma oligosticta Hampson, 1920; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 368, pl. 63, f. 14 (repl. Estigmene jacksoni Rothschild, 1910:164); TL: Uganda, Entebbe
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
- = Radiarctia jacksoni ; [AfroMoths]
Acantharctia antemediata Rothschild, 1933; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 193; TL: Sudan, Tambura, southern Bahr-el-Ghazal
- = ; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus nigropunctata, African Moths [AFM]

Alpenus jacksoni; [NHM card]
Alpenus nigropunctatus; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 3
Alpenus nigropunctata; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus pardalina (Rothschild, 1910)

Tanzania, Kenya. See [maps]

Diacrisia pardalina Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 128, 17 (4) pl. 14, f. 14; TL: Tanzania, Victoria Nyanza region, Ukerewe Is., Masindi etc.

Alpenus pardalina, African Moths [AFM]

Spilosoma pardalina; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 374
Alpenus pardalina; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)

-. See [maps]

Diacrisia schraderi Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 128, 17 (4) pl. 14, f. 29; TL: Ethiopia, Salomona

Spilosoma schraderi; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 374
Alpenus schraderi; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

A. s. schraderi Ethiopia

Alpenus schraderi schraderi; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [AfroMoths]

A. s. rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910) Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

Diacrisia rattrayi Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 129; TL: Uganda, Entebbe

Spilosoma rattrayi; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 373, pl. 58, f. 16
Alpenus schraderi rattrayi; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus thomasi Watson, 1988

Cameroun, Nigeria, C.A.R. See [maps]

Alpenus thomasi Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 265; TL: Cameroun, near Kumbo

Alpenus thomasi; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus whalleyi Watson, 1988

SW.Africa. See [maps]

Alpenus whalleyi Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 260; TL: SW.Africa, Otjitambi Farm

Alpenus whalleyi; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

Alpenus wichgrafi Watson, 1988

Sudan. See [maps]

Alpenus wichgrafi Watson, 1988; Ent. Scandinavica 19: 271; TL: Sudan, Kordofan

Alpenus wichgrafi; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]

References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., 2013
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)
[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!
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Bartel, 1903
Neue aethiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 170-214
Bethune-Baker, 1908
Descriptions of new African Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 2 (9) : 255-264
Dubatolov, 2009
Reviewing the African tiger-moth genera: 1. A new genus, two new subgenera and a species list from the expedition to Malawi by V. Kovtunovich & P. Usthjuzhanin in 2008-2009, with further taxonomic notes on South African Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Arctiinae) Atalanta 40 (1/2) : 285-301, 352-355, pl. 24-27
Dufrane, 1953
Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note) Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89 : 41-57
Goodger & Watson, 1995
An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnosis and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiinae) The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths : 1-65
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
Hampson, 1916
Description of new species of the family Arctiadae in the British Museum Novit. zool. 23 : 230-240
Hampson, 1920
Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 1-592,592a,593-619, pl. 42-71
Hübner, [1820]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Jordan, 1933
On some Aethiopian Arctiidae Novit. Zool. 39 : 80-85
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
Rothschild, 1910
Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 17 (1): 1-85, 17 (2): 113-171, 17 (4): pl. 11-14, 18: pl. 3-6 (1911)
Rothschild, 1933
New species and subspecies of Arctiinae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62) : 167-194
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)
Strand, 1919
Lepidopterorum Catalogus: Arciidae: Subfam. Arctiinae Lepid. Cat. 22 : 1-416
Walker, 1855
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: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (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)
Watson, 1988
A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lep: Arc.) Ent. Scandinavica 19 : 251-291
Wichgraf, 1922
Neue afrikanische Lepidopteren aus der Ertlschen Sammlung Int. ent. Zs. 15 (3): 19-20 (1921), (8): 59-60 (1921), (12): 93-95 (1921), (15): 116-117 (1921), (20): 157-158 (1921), (22): 171-173 (1922), (25): 196-198 (1922), (26): 208 (1922)

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