Craniophora

Craniophora Snellen, 1867

Craniophora Snellen, 1867; De Vlinders van Nederland 1867: 262; TS: Noctua ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller
Bisulcia Chapman, 1890; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 1: 28; TS: Noctua ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller
- = ; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 51; [POOLE]; [MOB12], 104; [NE11], 30; [RFEL]; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 15; [AfroMoths]

Craniophora (Acronyctinae); Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 51
Craniophora; [AUCL]
Craniophora (Acronictinae); [POOLE]; [NHM card]; [NE11], 30; [ALA]; [RFEL]; [FE]; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 15, 14 (list); [AfroMoths]

The ligustri species-group

group Ligustri (Craniophora); Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22

Craniophora ligustri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, Turkey, Middle East, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, ..., Korea, Japan. See [maps] Saarniyökkönen Coronet Liguster-Rindeneule Ligustereule

Noctua ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 70; TL: Vienna region
Noctua litterata Panzer, 1804; Enum. Syst. Opera & Studio: 115; TL: Germany, Ratisbon
- = ; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 57; [POOLE]; [NE11], 30; [RFEL]; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22
Noctua coronula Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 179; TL: England
- = ; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 57; [POOLE]; [NE11], 30; [RFEL]; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22
Craniophora ligustri ab. sundevalli Lampa, 1885; Ent. Tidskr. 6 (1): 50; TL: Sweden, Skåne
- = ; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 57; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22
Acronycta ligustri var. nigra Tutt, 1890; Ent. Rec. J. Var 1 (2): 34; TL: England, Wadworth Wood nr Doncaster
- = ; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 57; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22
Craniophora ligustri var. effusior Dannehl, 1925; Ent. Zs. 39 (2): 6
- = ; [POOLE]; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22
Craniophora ligustri f. albosignata Lempke, 1964; Tijdschr. Ent. 107 (8): 460; TL: Netherlands, Haamstede
- = ; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22
Craniophora ligustri f. albescens Barbut & Tautel, 2010; Alexanor 24 (7): 430
- = ; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 22

Craniophora ligustri, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Craniophora ligustri, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
Craniophora ligustri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Craniophora ligustri, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Craniophora ligustri; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 57, f. 16; [POOLE]; [NE11], 30; [RFEL]
Craniophora (group ligustri) ligustri; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 14 (list)

C. l. carbolucana Hartig, 1968 S.Italy

Craniophora carbolucana Hartig, 1968; Reichenbachia 12 (1): 12; TL: Southern Italy
- = Craniophora ligustri ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 30; [RFEL]

Craniophora ligustri carbolucana; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23

C. l. hyrcanica Hacker & Ebert, 2002 N.Iran

ligustri hyrcanica Hacker & Ebert, 2002; Esperiana 9: 256, pl. 16, f. 12; TL: Iran, Mt Elburs, 10km S of Chalus, 130m

Craniophora ligustri hyrcanica; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23

Craniophora gigantea Draudt, 1937

Yunnan. See [maps]

Craniophora ligustri gigantea Draudt, 1937; Ent. Rundschau, 54: 375; TL: N.Yunnan, Likiang [neotype: Shaanxi, Tsinling Mts, Taibaishan, ca. 1700m]
- = Craniophora ligustri ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 30; [RFEL]

Craniophora (group ligustri) gigantea; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23, 14 (list)

The pacifica species-group

group Pacifica (Craniophora); Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23

Craniophora pacifica Filipjev, 1927

Primorye, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

Craniophora pacifica Filipjev, 1927; Ann. Mus. zool. Acad. Leningrad 28: 231, pl. 12, f. 8-9; TL: Primorsky Krai, Suchan distr., Tigrovoe vill.

Craniophora pacifica; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
Craniophora (group pacifica) pacifica; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23, 14 (list)

Misidentified/misapplied:

Craniophora niveosparsa; Kozhantshikov, 1950, Fauna SSSR, Lep. 12: 541, f. 281
- = ; [RFEL]; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24
Craniophora albonigra; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 53, pl. 124, f. 3
- = ; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24

Craniophora taipaishana Draudt, 1950

China (Shaanxi). See [maps]

Craniophora taipaishana Draudt, 1950; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 40 (1): 6, pl. 1, f. 17-18, pl. 10, f. 3; TL: Shaanxi, Tsinling Mts, Taibaishan
Craniophora pacifica f. kalgana Draudt, 1931; Gross-Schmett. Erde (Suppl. 3): 14, f. 1 i
- = Craniophora pacifica ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
- = ; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24

Craniophora taipaishana; [POOLE]
Craniophora (group pacifica) taipaishana; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24, 14 (list)

Craniophora minuscula Kiss & Jinbo, 2016

Japan. See [maps]

Craniophora minuscula Kiss & Jinbo, 2016; J. Asia-Pacif. Ent. 19: 930; TL: Japan, Hokkaido, Hobetsu, Fukuyama, Mukawa Town

Craniophora (group pacifica) minuscula; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24, 14 (list)

Misidentified/misapplied:

Craniophora pacifica; Sugi, 1982, Moths of Japan, 1: 347, pl. 197, f. 18-19
- = ; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24
Craniophora pacifica; Eda & Yanagita, 2011, Std. Moth in Japan 2: 302, pl. 2-71
- = ; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24

Craniophora draudti Han & Kononenko, 2010

China (Shaanxi). See [maps]

Craniophora draudti Han & Kononenko, 2010; Zootaxa 2678: 62; TL: China, Shaanxi, Tsinling Mts, Taibaishan, ca. 1700m

Craniophora (group pacifica) draudti; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 24, 14 (list)

The simillima species-group

group Simillima (Craniophora); Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23

Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950

China (Yunnan). See [maps]

Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 40 (1): 7, pl. 1, f. 21, pl. 10, f. 2; TL: Yunnan, A-tun-tse, ca. 4000m

Craniophora simillima; [POOLE]
Craniophora (group simillima) simillima; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 25, 14 (list)

The pontica species-group

group Pontica (Craniophora); Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 23

Craniophora pontica (Staudinger, 1879)

SEU. See [maps]

Acronycta pontica Staudinger, 1879; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 14: 364; TL: "Kerasdere, Aepfeln"

Craniophora pontica, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Craniophora pontica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Craniophora pontica; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 55, pl. 124, f. 6; [POOLE]; [NE11], 31
Craniophora (group pontica) pontica; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 25, 14 (list)

C. p. navasi Boursin, 1935 Spain

Craniophora pontica navasi Boursin, 1935; Int. Ent. Zs. 29 (21): 241, pl. f. 7; TL: Spain, Sabun
- = Craniophora pontica ; [POOLE]
Craniophora pontica f. illuminata Rungs, 1972; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (3) 46: 683; TL: Moyen Atlas, Ifrane
- = Craniophora pontica navasi ; [NE11], 32

Craniophora pontica navasi; [NE11], 32; Kiss, 2017, Zootaxa 4355 (1): 25

Acronycta olivacea Tutt, 1888; Entomologist 21 (298): 81
- = Craniophora ligustri ; Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 57

References:

[ALA]
Atlas of Living Australia
[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!
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[Karl Hofsäß] Karl Hofsaess
e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
[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/
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[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:

Barbut & Tautel, 2010
Une forme inédite de Craniophora ligustri ([D. & S.], 1775) découverte en Corse (Lepidoptera Noctuidae Acronictinae) Alexanor 24 (7) : 429-431
Boursin, 1935
Beiträge zur kenntnis der "Noctuidae-Trinifnae". XIII Int. Ent. Zs. 29 (19): 217-221, (20): 234-239, (21): 241-245
Chapman, 1890
The Genus Acronycta and its allies Ent. Rec. J. Var. 1 : 1-4, 26-29,74-84,145-150,193-201,269-271
Dannehl, 1925
Neue formen und localrassen Ent. Zs. 39 (2): 5-7, (3): 11-12, (4): 15-16
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 1-322, pl. 1a-b
Draudt, 1937
Neue Agrotiden (= Noctuiden)-arten und formen aus den aubeuten von Herrn H. Höne, Shanghai Ent. Rundschau, 54 : 373-376, 381-384, 396-401, pl. 4
Draudt, 1950
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Agrotiden-Fauna Chinas. Aus den ausbeuten Dr. H. Höne's (Beitrag zur Fauna Sinica) Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 40 (1) : 1-174, 18pls
Hacker & Ebert in Ebert & Hacker, 2002
Beitrag zur Fauna der Noctuidae des Iran: Verzeichnis der Bestände im Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, taxonomische Bemerkungen und Beschreibung neuer Taxa (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) Esperiana 9 : 237-409
[NE11]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Steiner & Zilli, 2009
Noctudae Europaeae 11: Pantheinae, Dilobinae, Acronictinae, Eustrotiinae, Nolinae, Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Metoponiinae, Heliothinae and Bryophilinae Noct. Eur. 11
Filipjev, 1927
Zur Kenntniss der Heteroceren (Lepidopteren) von Sutshan (Ussuri Gebiet) Ann. Mus. zool. Acad. Leningrad 28 : 219-264, pl. 12-16
Hampson, 1909
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 1-583, pl. 123-136
Han & Kononenko, 2010
New species of the genera Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816 and Craniophora Snellen, 1867 from China with notes on synonymy and checklist (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Acronictinae) Zootaxa 2678 : 48-68
Hartig, 1968
Einige neue Lepidopterenrassen und -formen und eine wiederentdeckte Noctuide aus Süditalien Reichenbachia 12 (1) : 1-13
Haworth, 1809
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)
[MOB12]; Holloway, 1989
The Moths of Borneo: Family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothinae, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae (Moths of Borneo, Part 12) Malay. Nat. J. 42 (2-3): 57-225
Kiss, 2017
Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species Zootaxa 4355 (1) : 1-90
Kiss & Jinbo, 2016
Craniophora minuscula sp. n., a new species of the genus Craniophora Snellen, 1867 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acronictinae) from Japan J. Asia-Pacif. Ent. 19 : 929-935
Lampa, 1885
Förteckning öfver Skandinaviens och Finlands Macrolepidoptera Ent. Tidskr. 6 (1) : 1-137
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Lempke, 1964
Catalogus der Nederlandse Macrolepidoptera (Elfde Supplement) Tijdschr. Ent. 107 (8) : 379-466
[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:
Rungs, 1972
Lépidoptères nouveaux du Maroc et de la Mauritanie Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (3) 46 : 669-692, pl. 1-3
Draudt in Seitz, 1931
Die Palaearktischen Eulenartigen Nachtfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde (Suppl. 3) : 1-332, pl. 1-26
[SPRK]; Seppänen, 1970
Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit Animalia Fennica 14
Staudinger, 1879
Lepidopteren-Fauna Kleinasiens Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 14 : 176-482
Tutt, 1888
Contributions towards a list of the varieties of Noctuae occurring in the British Islands Entomologist 21 (297): 44-52, (298): 81-87, (299): 99-102, (300): 135-139, (301): 151-155, (302): 176-181, (303): 206-209, (304): 221-229, (305): 252-254, (306): 269-272, (307): 305-313, pl. 1
Tutt, 1890
Acronycta ligustri var. nigra Ent. Rec. J. Var 1 (2) : 34

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