Tamba Walker, 1869
Tamba Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera : 94 ; TS : Tamba submicacea Walker
Obdora Walker, 1869
Tamba (Ophiderinae) ; [POOLE]
Tamba (Catocalinae) ; [AUCL]
Tamba (Calpinae) ; [NE10] , 36
Tamba (Boletobiinae) ; Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012, Syst. Ent. 37 (1) : 108
Tamba (Aventiini) ; [ALA ]
Tamba andrica Prout, 1932 Malaysia
Tamba andrica Prout, 1932; 278; TL : Perak, Taping
Tamba angulata Gandéze, 1927
Cambodia. See [maps ]
Tamba angulata Gandéze, 1927; 101; TL : Pnom-Penh
Tamba apicata (Hampson, 1902)
India (Meghalaya). See [maps ]
Zethes apicata Hampson, 1902; 216; TL : Khasis
Tamba ardescens Prout, 1926 Buru
Tamba ardescens Prout, 1926; 80; TL : Buru, Kako Tagalago
Tamba basiscripta (Walker, [1863])
Borneo. See [maps ]
Tamba bilineatus (Pagenstecher, 1888) Ambon
Zethes bilineatus Pagenstecher, 1888; 153; TL : Amboina
Tamba capatra (Swinhoe, 1903) Malaysia
Zethes capatra Swinhoe, 1903; 81; TL : Malaya, South Perak, Sungkei
Tamba carneotincta Hampson, 1926 Malaysia
Tamba chloroplaga (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Egnasia chloroplaga Bethune-Baker, 1906; 279; TL : British New Guinea, Ekeikei
Tamba cinnamomea (Leech, 1900)
Sichuan. See [maps ]
Zethes cinnamomea Leech, 1900; 606; TL : China, Omei-shan
Tamba corealis (Leech, 1889)
Korea, .... See [maps ]
Hypena corealis Leech, 1889; 62, pl. 2, f. 1; TL : Korea, Gensan
Tamba cosmoloma Prout, 1928
Borneo. See [maps ]
Tamba cosmoloma Prout, 1928; 468, pl. 15, f. 7; TL : Sarawak, Mt Poi
Tamba cyrtogramma (Turner, 1908)
Queensland. See [maps ]
Zethes cyrtogramma Turner, 1908; 68; TL : Queensland, Kuranda
Tamba decolor (Walker, 1865)
India (Uttar Pradesh). See [maps ]
Tamba delicata Prout, 1932
Borneo. See [maps ]
Tamba delicata Prout, 1932; 273; TL : Sarawak, Paku
Tamba diaphora Prout, 1932
Vietnam. See [maps ]
Tamba diaphora Prout, 1932; 280; TL : Upper Tonkin, Muong-Khuong, Prov. Laokay
Tamba dichroma Prout, 1932 Maysia
Tamba dichroma Prout, 1932; 283; TL : Malay Peninsula, Kuala Kran
Tamba dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Egnasia dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1906; 280; TL : British New Guinea, Dinawa
Tamba elachista Hampson, 1926 Kei Is.
Tamba elegans (Pagenstecher, 1884) Ambon
Focilla elegans Pagenstecher, 1884; 239, pl. 6, f. 8; TL : Amboina
Tamba euryodia Prout, 1932 Malaysia
Tamba euryodia Prout, 1932; 275; TL : Perak, Taiping
Tamba flaviola Hampson, 1926
Solomon Is.. See [maps ]
Tamba fulvivenis (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Egnasia fulvivenis Bethune-Baker, 1910; 445; TL : Dutch New Guinea, Arfak Mtns, Ninay Valley
Tamba gensanalis (Leech, 1889)
Korea, .... See [maps ]
Capnodes gensanalis Leech, 1889; 63, pl. 2, f. 9; TL : Korea, Gensan
Tamba griseipars Hampson, 1926
Bhutan. See [maps ]
Tamba haemacta (Turner, 1908)
Queensland. See [maps ]
Zethes haemacta Turner, 1908; 67; TL : Queensland, Kuranda
Tamba halcon (Semper, 1901)
Philippines (Mindoro). See [maps ]
Zethes halcon Semper, 1901; 585, pl. 62, f. 5; TL : Philippines, Mindoro, Monte Halcon
Tamba hemiionia Hampson, 1926 Singapore
Tamba hieroglyphica Hampson, 1926
Solomon Is.. See [maps ]
Tamba ionomera Hampson, 1926
Philippines (Luzon). See [maps ]
Tamba kebea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Disticta kebea Bethune-Baker, 1906; 278; TL : British New Guinea, Kebea Range
Tamba lahera (Swinhoe, 1897) Singapore
Zethes lahera Swinhoe, 1897; 169; TL : Singapore
Tamba lala (Swinhoe, 1900) Singapore
Zethes lala Swinhoe, 1900; 189, pl. 4, f. 8; TL : Singapore
Tamba conscripta (Lucas, 1892)
Queensland. See [maps ]
Tamba laudatus (Pagenstecher, 1888) Ambon
Zethes laudatus Pagenstecher, 1888; 152; TL : Amboina
Tamba lineifera (Walker, 1865:REF#: 1070)
Ceylon, Java, Ceram. See [maps ]
Ephyrodes lineifera Walker, 1865:REF#: 1070; Ceylon
Egnasia albidalis Walker, [1866]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34 : 1178 ; TL : Ceram
Zethes olivacea Pagenstecher, 1884; 239; TL : Amboina
Zethes sondaicus Snellen, 1877; 38, pl. 2, f. 17; TL : Java
Tamba loria (Swinhoe, 1903) Malaysia
Zethes loria Swinhoe, 1903; 81; TL : Malaya, Jalor, Biserat
Tamba magniplaga (Swinhoe, 1902)
New Guinea, Sumatra, .... See [maps ]
Zethes magniplaga Swinhoe, 1902; 85; TL : Fergusson I.
Tamba magniplaga pallida Prout, 1925; 404; TL : Sumatra, Lebong Tandai, Benkoele
Tamba meeki (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Zethes meeki Bethune-Baker, 1906; 273; TL : British New Guinea, Aroa River
Tamba megaspila (Warren, 1903)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Zethes megaspila Warren, 1903; 125; TL : British New Guinea
?Zethes megaspila Bethune-Baker, 1906; 273 (preocc. Zethes megaspila Warren, 1903); TL : British New Guinea, Aroa River
Tamba mnionomera Hampson, 1926
Bali. See [maps ]
Tamba multiplaga (Swinhoe, 1901)
India (Meghalaya). See [maps ]
Zethes multiplaga Swinhoe, 1901; 498; TL : Jaintia Hills
Tamba nigrilinea (Walker, 1869)
India (Uttar Pradesh). See [maps ]
Obdora nigrilinea Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera : 95 ; TL : Benares
Zethes ochrodes Swinhoe, 1899; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 3 (13) : 115 ; TL : Andamans, Port Blair
Tamba nigrilineata (Wileman, 1915) Taiwan
Zethes nigrilineata Wileman, 1915; 163; TL : Formosa, Kanshirei
Tamba ochra Prout, 1932
Queensland. See [maps ]
Tamba ochra Prout, 1932; 282; TL : Queensland, Wellesley Province
Tamba ochracea Prout, 1932
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Tamba ochracea Prout, 1932; 272, 276; TL : Dutch New Guinea, 25 miles S of Wangaar, Nomnagihe
Tamba palliolata (Swinhoe, 1890)
Burma. See [maps ]
Zethes palliolata Swinhoe, 1890; 252, pl. 8, f. 10; TL : Burma, Rangoon
Tamba parallela (Wileman, 1915) Taiwan
Zethes ? parallela Wileman, 1915; 163; TL : Formosa, Kanshirei
Tamba plumipes Hampson, 1926 Ambon
Tamba prunescens Hampson, 1926
Sikkim. See [maps ]
Tamba punctistigma (Hampson, 1859) Nagas
Zethes punctistigma Hampson, 1859; 15; TL : Nagas
Tamba redupilicalis (Walker, [1866])
India. See [maps ]
Tamba roseopurpurea Sugi, 1982
Japan. See [maps ]
Tamba roseopurpurea Sugi, 1982; Moths of Japan, 1 : 873, pl. 217, f. 25; TL : Japan, Honshu, Shizuoka Pref., Kamikawane, Fujikawa
Tamba rufipennis (Hampson, 1895)
Bhutan. See [maps ]
Zethes rufipennis Hampson, 1895; 307; TL : Bhutan
Tamba scopulina Hampson, 1926
Burma. See [maps ]
Tamba sidonalis (Swinhoe, 1917) Malaysia
Tamba splendida Prout, 1926 Buru
Tamba splendida Prout, 1926; 81; TL : Central Buru, Kako Tagalago
Tamba suffusa (Wileman, 1911)
Japan. See [maps ]
Zethes suffusa Wileman, 1911; 249; TL : Japan, Osumi, Eboshi-yama
Tamba syndesma (Lower, 1903)
Queensland. See [maps ]
Zethes syndesma Lower, 1903; 40; TL : Queensland, Mackay
Tamba tephraea (Turner, 1909)
Queensland. See [maps ]
Zethes tephraea Turner, 1909; 348; TL : Queensland, Kuranda
Tamba tessellata (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Zethes tessellata Bethune-Baker, 1906; 274; TL : British New Guinea, Aroa River
Tamba thermeola Hampson, 1926
New Guinea. See [maps ]
Tamba usurpatalis (Walker, [1859])
Tamba vandenberghi Prout, 1932
Celebes. See [maps ]
Tamba vandenberghi Prout, 1932; 279; TL : N.Celebes
Tamba vinolia (Hampson, 1895)
Sikkim. See [maps ]
Zethes vinolia Hampson, 1895; 13; TL : Sikkim
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Some related literature:
Felder & Rogenhofer, 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-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
[NE10]; Goater, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2003
Noctuidae Europaeae (Catocalinae & Plusiinae)
Noct. Eur. 10
: 1-252
Hampson, 1926
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera (Phalaenae) of the Family Noctuidae (Subfamily Noctuinae)
Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.
: 1 -641
Lucas, 1892
On 34 new species of Australian Lepidoptera with additional localities, &c
Proc. R. Soc. Qd 8 (3)
: 68 -94
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia
Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4 : 1-529
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae
Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118 :
Swinhoe, 1899
New Species of Oriental Lepidoptera
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 3 (13)
: 102 -116
Swinhoe, 1917
New Indo-Malayan Species of Lepidoptera
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20 (116)
: 157 -166
Walker, [1859]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Supplement
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.
16 : 1 -253 ([1859]),
17 : 255 -508 (1859),
18 : 509 -798 (1859),
19 : 799 -1036 (1859)
Walker, 1865; Walker, [1866]
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)
Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012
Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)
Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 102-124
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