Metopoceras

Metopoceras Guenée, 1850

Metopoceras Guenée, 1850; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) 8: xviii [18]; TS: Polia felicina Donzel
Nudifrons Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1): pl. 4, f. 24; TS: Nudifrons delicata Staudinger
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE7], 109; [AfroMoths]
Acrobyla Rebel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1): 68; TS: Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel
- = ; [NE7], 109
Ammetopa Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 120; TS: Metopoceras codeti Oberthür [= Erythrophaia canroberti, Oberthür]
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE7], 109; [AfroMoths]
Calloecia (Acronyctinae) Hampson, 1908; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: 8 [key]
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE7], 109; [AfroMoths]
Calloecia (Acronyctinae) Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 56; TS: Anthracia swinhoei Butler
Tritomoceras Berio, 1980; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 83: 10, 17; TS: Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE7], 109; [AfroMoths]

Acrobyla (Ophiderinae); [POOLE]
Acrobyla (Acontiinae); [AfroMoths]
Acrobyla (Armadini); [FE]
Metopoceras (Cuculliinae); [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Acontiinae); [AfroMoths]
Metopoceras (Armadini); [NE12], 201
Metopoceras (Oncocnemidini); [NE7], 109
Metopoceras (Oncocnemidinae); [FE]

Subgenus Metopoceras Guenée, 1850

Metopoceras Guenée, 1850; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) 8: xviii [18]; TS: Polia felicina Donzel

; [NE7], 113

Metopoceras felicina (Donzel, 1844) SWEU, S.France. See [maps]
- Polia felicina Donzel, 1844; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 2: 199, pl. 6, f. 2; TL: Marseille dist.
- Metopoceras felicina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Metopoceras felicina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
- Metopoceras (Metopoceras) felicina; [NE7], 111; [NE12], 202, pl. 15, f. 52-54
- M. f. calderana Pinker, 1965 Canary Islands
  - Metopoceras felicina calderana Pinker, 1965; 164, pl. 21, f. 13; TL: Canary Islands, Caldera de Bandama
    
    = Metopoceras felicina ; [POOLE]
  - Metopoceras felicina calderana; [NE7], 112 (note)
- M. f. purpurariae Pinker, 1974 Canary Islands
  - Metopoceras felicina purpurariae Pinker, 1974; 5, f. 16; TL: Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Arrecive
    
    = Metopoceras felicina ; [POOLE]
  - Metopoceras felicina purpurariae; [NE7], 112 (note)
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887) -. See [maps]
- Cleophana omar Oberthür, 1887; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7: lvii; TL: Oued Leber, Tunis
- Metopoceras omar, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Metapoceras[sic] omar; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 231
- Metopoceras omar; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar; [NE7], 113; [NE12], 203
- M. o. omar NAF
  - Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar omar; [NE7], 113
- M. o. maritima Failla-Tedaldi, 1890 Sicily, S.Italia
  - Metopoceras maritima Failla-Tedaldi, 1890; Naturalista Siciliano 10 (2-3): 31, pl. 1, f. 8; TL: Sicily
    
    = Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
  - Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar maritima; [NE7], 114
- M. o. felix Standfuss, 1893 Egypt, Arabia, Middle East, Lebanon, Palestine
  - Metopoceras felix Standfuss, 1893; 361; TL: Beirut [Lebanon]
    
    = Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
  - Metopoceras sacra Staudinger, 1895; 281, pl. 9, f. 16; TL: Palestine
    
    = Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
    = Metopoceras omar felix ; [NE7], 113
  - Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar felix; [NE7], 113 (note)
- M. o. caspica Alphéraky, 1895 Kopet-Dagh
  - Metopocera sacra var. caspica Alphéraky, 1895; 171; TL: Sumbar River [Turkmen]
    
    = Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
  - Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar caspica; [NE7], 113 (note)
Metopoceras morosa Rothschild, 1914 Algeria, Morocco, .... See [maps]
- Metopoceras morosa Rothschild, 1914; 326; TL: Algeria, Guelt-es-Stel
- Metopoceras driss Rungs, 1953; 137; TL: Morocco, Mestigmeur
  - = ; [NE12], 201
- Metopoceras driss; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras (Metopoceras) driss; [NE7], 113 (note)
- Metopoceras morosa; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras (Metopoceras) morosa; [NE7], 113 (note)
Metopoceras tabrenas Fibiger, Yela, Zilli & Ronkay, 2010 Spain. See [maps]
- Metopoceras (Metopoceras) tabrenas Fibiger, Yela, Zilli & Ronkay, 2010; Noct. Eur. 12: 201, pl. 15, f. 46-51; TL: Spain, Almeria, Rambla de Tabernas

Subgenus Tritomoceras Berio, 1980

Tritomoceras Berio, 1980; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 83: 10, 17; TS: Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür

Tritomoceras (Metopoceras); [NE7], 115

Metopoceras albarracina Hampson, 1918 Spain. See [maps]
- Metopoceras albarracina Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 127; TL: Spain, Albarracin
- Metopoceras bubaceki Schawerda, 1924; 25; TL: Spain, Sierra Alfcanar
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE7], 116
- Metopoceras albarracina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Metopoceras albarracina; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) albarracina; [NE7], 116
Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür, 1884 Spain, Sicily, NAF, Egypt. See [maps]
- Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür, 1884; Étud. d'Ent. 9: 38, pl. 3, f. 1; TL: Algeria, Sebdou
- Metopoceras chalildja Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 119 (emend.)
- Metopoceras gypsata Turati, 1922; 149, pl. A, f. 11; TL: Cirenaica, Tobruk [Libya]
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE7], 117
- albida (Schawerda, 1934)
  - = ; [NE7], 117
- sagarraiana (De Gregorio & Ferrer-Vidal, 1980)
  - = ; [NE7], 117
- Metopoceras khalildja, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Metopoceras chalidja; [POOLE], (missp.)
- Metopoceras khalidja; [POOLE], (missp.)
- Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja; [NE7], 117
- M. k. suenderi Kobes, 1998 Spain
  - Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja suenderi Kobes, 1998; Esperiana 6: 63; TL: Spain, Baleares, Formentera
  - Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja suenderi; [NE12], 203

Subgenus Ammetopa Hampson, 1906

Ammetopa Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 120; TS: Metopoceras codeti Oberthür [= Erythrophaia canroberti, Oberthür]

Metopoceras canroberti (Oberthür, 1918) Algeria, Morocco, .... See [maps]
- Erythrophaia canroberti Oberthür, 1918; 169, pl. 497, f. 4130; TL: El-Outaya [Algeria]
- Phorocera duseutrei Oberthür, 1922; 245, pl. 536, f. 4476-4479; TL: Morocco, Mrassine
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Ammetopa seutrei[sic] agnellus Schwingenschuss, 1935; 58, pl. 1, f. 14; TL: Morocco, Tinmal
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras canroberti; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras (Ammetopa) duseutrei; [NE7], 112 (note)
- Metopoceras (Ammetopa) canroberti; [NE7], 112 (note)
Metopoceras ioptera Wiltshire, 1977 Oman, ... See [maps]
- Metopoceras ioptera Wiltshire, 1977; 159, pl. 3, f. 2; TL: Oman, Wadi Sahtan
- Metopoceras ioptera; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras (Ammetopa) ioptera; [NE7], 112 (note)

Subgenus ?

Metopoceras delicata (Staudinger, 1897) Palestine, Jordan
- Nudifrons delicata Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (2): 291, (1) pl. 4, f. 24; TL: Palestine, Jerusalem
- Metopoceras gauckleri Püngeleri, 1905; 267; TL: Jordantal [Jordan]
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras gaucleri Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 119 (emend.)
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Metopoceras delicata; [POOLE]
Metopoceras eutychina Rebel, 1947 Egypt, .... See [maps]
- Metopoceras eutychina Rebel, 1947; 51; TL: Egypt
- Metopoceras eutychina; [POOLE]
Metopoceras mira (Brandt, 1938) Iran, .... See [maps]
- Armada mira Brandt, 1938; 567, f. 181; TL: Iran, Dalaki
- Metopoceras mira; [POOLE]
Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980 Arabia, .... See [maps]
- Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980; 213, pl. 1, f. 36; TL: Saudi Arabia, Mecca
- Metopoceras philbyi; [POOLE]
Metopoceras pilleti Boursin, 1932 Syria, .... See [maps]
- Metopoceras pilleti Boursin, 1932; 147; TL: Syria, Euphrates, near Deir-ez-Zor, Salihyeh
- Metopoceras pilleti; [POOLE]
Metopoceras popovi Wiltshire, 1980 Oman, .... See [maps]
- Metopoceras popovi Wiltshire, 1980; 196, pl. 11, f. 7; TL: Oman, Dhofar Province
- Metopoceras popovi; [POOLE]
Metopoceras solituda (Brandt, 1938) Iran, .... See [maps]
- Synthymia solituda Brandt, 1938; 553, f. 165-166; TL: Iran, Dalaki
- Metopoceras solituda; [POOLE]
Metopoceras swinhoei (Butler, 1883) Bombay. See [maps]
- Anthaecia swinhoei Butler, 1883; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (2): 162; TL: India, Assirghur
- Calloecia svinhoei Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 56, f. 17 (emend.)
- Metopoceras swinhoei; [POOLE]

Subgenus Acrobyla Rebel, 1903

Acrobyla Rebel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1): 68; TS: Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel

Acrobyla (Metopocera); [NE7], 109 (note)

Metopoceras draudti (Brandt, 1939) Iran, .... See [maps]
- Armada draudti Brandt, 1939; 296, f. 29; TL: Iran, Bender Tchahbahar
- Acrobyla draudti; [POOLE]
Metopoceras eylandti (Christoph, 1884) Turkmenia. See [maps]
- Acontia eylandti Christoph, 1884; 128, pl. 8, f. 6; TL: Askhabad
- Acrobyla eylandti; [POOLE]
Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903) Egypt, NAF, ..., Pakistan. See [maps]
- Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1): 69, pl. 2, f. 9; TL: Wadi Esch-Schech between Sinai and Serbal Mtns
- Acrobyla ariefera Hampson, 1926; 76; TL: Sind, Karachi [Pakistan]
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acrobyla kneuckeri gloriosa Rungs, 1945; Mauretania, Bir Maghrein
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acrobyla kneuckeri, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Acrobyla kneuckeri; [POOLE]

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References:

[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!
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[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.

Some related literature:

Berio, 1980
Modificazioni al sistema delle Hadeninae e Cuculliinae Italiane attaulmente segutto (Lepidoptera - Noctuidae) Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 83 : 1-19
Butler, 1883
On a collection of Indian Lepidoptera received from Lieut.-Colonel Charles Swinhoe; with numerous notes by the collector Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (2) : 144-175, pl. 24
Donzel, 1844
Description d'une nouvelle espéce de Lépidoptére Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 2 : 199-201, pl. 6
Failla-Tedaldi, 1890
Contribuzione alla fauna Lepidopterologica della Sicilia Naturalista Siciliano 10 (2-3) : 25-31, 1 plate
[NE12]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Yela & Zilli, 2010; Fibiger, Yela, Zilli & Ronkay, 2010
Noctuidae Europaeae 12: Rivulinae - Euteliinae, and Micronoctuidae and Supplement to Volume 1-11 Noct. Eur. 12
Guenée, 1850
[no title] Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) 8 : xvii-xviii,[17-18]
Hampson, 1906
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: i-xiv, 1-532, pl. 96-107, 7: pl. 108 (f. 1-8)
Hampson, 1908
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: i-xv [?], 1-709, pl. 108-122, 8: pl. 123-124
Hampson, 1910
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: i-xv, 1-552, pl. 137-147, 10: pl. 148-149
Hampson, 1918
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Amatidae, Lithosidae, and Noctuidae Novit. zool. 25 (1) : 93-217
Oberthür, 1884
Lépidoptères d'Algérie Étud. d'Ent. 9 : 33-40, pl. 3
Oberthür, 1887
[Lépidopteres d'Algérie] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7 : xlviii-xlix,[48-49], : lvii-lix,[57-59], : lxvii,[67-68], : lxxvi,[76], : lxxxiii-lxxxiv,[83-84], : xcix-c,[99-100]
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Rebel, 1903
Eine neue Nocutide von der Sinai-Halbinsel Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 68-70
[NE7]; Ronkay & Ronkay, 1995
Noctuidae Europaeae 7 (Cuculliinae II) Noct. Eur. 7 : 1-224
Rothschild, 1915
Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914 Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 228-243
Staudinger, 1897
Neue Lepidopteren aus Palaestina Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1): pl. 4, 9 (1897), (2): 271-319 (1898)

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