Episteme

Episteme Hübner, [1820]

Episteme Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 179; TS: Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus
Eusemia Dalman, 1825; Castniae: 26; TS: Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus

Eusemia; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 520
Episteme (Agaristidae); Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 34
Episteme (Agaristinae); [POOLE]; [MOB12], 200

Episteme connexa (Walker, 1856)

Java. See [maps]

Eusemia connexa Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1773; TL: Java

Eusemia connexa; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 521, pl. 51, f. 4

Episteme vetula (Geyer, 1832)

Java. See [maps]

Heraclia vetula Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 17, f. 657-658
Eusemia solicita Swinhoe, 1902; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 10 (60): 495; TL: Kina Balu, Sandakan
- = Eusemia conspicua ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
- = ; [POOLE]
Eusemia vetula palavanica Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 3
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Episteme vetula, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

Eusemia vetula; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 521; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
Episteme vetula; Kiriakoff, 1977, Das Tierreich, 97: 10; [MOB12]: 201, pl. 7, f. 5, 6, 32, 403-404

E. v. fasciatrix (Westwood, 1848) Assam, Burma, Salanga, Penang, Cambodia, Philippines, Borneo, Sarawak, Nias

Eusemia fasciatrix Westwood, 1848; Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 67; TL: Assam
Eusemia bijugata Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 85
Eusemia communicans Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 50; TL: Cambodia
Eusemia darocana Druce, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 14 (79): 23

Eusemia vetula fasciatrix; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 522; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
Episteme darocana; [POOLE]
Episteme vetula bijugata; [MOB12], 201 (note)

E. v. communis (Butler, 1875) Assam, Cachar

Eusemia communis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86): 140, pl. 13, f. 1; TL: Assam, Khasis

Eusemia vetulana communis; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 522

Episteme conspicua Rothschild, 1896

Borneo, Sandakan, Kina Balu. See [maps]

Episteme conspicua Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (1): 29, (4) pl. 15, f. 26; TL: Kina Balu

Episteme conspicua, Moths of Borneo [MOB]

Eusemia conspicua; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 522; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
Episteme conspicua; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 6

Episteme sumatrana Rothschild, 1899

W.Sumatra. See [maps]

Episteme conspicua sumatrana Rothschild, 1899; Novit. Zool. 6 (1): 70; TL: W.Sumatra, Sidempoean

Eusemia conspicua sumatrana; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 522

Episteme bisma (Moore, 1859)

Sumatra, Java. See [maps]

Eusemia bisma Moore, 1859; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 287; TL: Java
Eusemia lambertiana Boisduval, 1874; Rev. Mag. Zool. (3) 2: 83; TL: Java

Eusemia bisma; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 523, pl. 51, f. 13; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Episteme distincta (Butler, 1875)

Assam. See [maps]

Eusemia distincta Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86): 140
Eusemia distincta tatsienlouica Bytinski-Salz, 1939

Eusemia distincta; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
Episteme distincta; [POOLE]

Episteme latimargo (Hampson, 1891)

Malabar, Cannanore, Nilgiris, Travancore. See [maps]

Eusemia latimargo Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 45, pl. 139, f. 24; TL: Nilgiris, W. slopes
Eusemia latimargo shevaroyensis Strand, 1912; Lepid. Cat. 5: 4
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Eusemia latimargo; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 523; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Episteme maculatrix (Duncan & Westwood, 1841)

W.China, Assam. See [maps]

Eusemia maculatrix Duncan & Westwood, 1841; Nat. Libr., Exotic Moths: 88, pl. 2, f. 3
Eusemia irenea Boisduval, 1874; Rev. Mag. Zool. (3) 2: 84
- = Episteme vetula ; [POOLE]

Eusemia maculatrix; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 524
Episteme maculatrix; [POOLE]

Episteme macrosema (Jordan, 1912)

Burma. See [maps]

Eusemia distincta macrosema Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 5

Eusemia macrosema; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 535, pl. 70, f. 1
Episteme macrosema; [POOLE]

Episteme nipalensis (Butler, 1875)

NW.Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Asam, Burma. See [maps]

Eusemia nipalensis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86): 140
Eusemia dives Butler, 1881; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5: 18, pl. 82, f. 4
Eusemia westwoodi Kirby, 1897; in Allen, Nat. Libr., Lepid. 3: 65
Eusemia nipalensis ab. clara Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 4
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 536 (ab. 2)
Eusemia nipalensis expansa Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 4
Eusemia nipalensis schana Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 4

Eusemia nipalensis expansa; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 536
Eusemia nipalensis schana; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 536
Eusemia nipalensis; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 525; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 536

Misidentified/misapplied:

Eusemia maculatrix; Westwood, 1848, Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 67, pl. 33, f. 1

Episteme lectrix (Linnaeus, 1764)

W.China, Formosa. See [maps]

Phalaena lectrix Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 389
Eusemia lectrix hoenei Mell, 1936
Eusemia lectrix sauteri Mell, 1936
Eusemia lectrix szechuanensis Mell, 1936

Eusemia lectrix; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 525

Episteme adulatrix (Kollar, [1844])

W.China, Kashmir, Kulu, Punjab, Nepal, Cachar, Bombay, Kanara, Malabar, Nilgiris, Travancore, Burma. See [maps]

Eusemia adulatrix Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 464, pl. 20, f. 1
Eusemia bellatrix Westwood, 1848; Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 67, pl. 33, f. 2
Eusemia sectinotis Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12: 117; TL: Punjab, Mussoorie
Eusemia contracta Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12: 117; TL: Punjab, Mussoorie
Eusemia afflicta Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12: 118
Eusemia simplex Butler, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12: 118; TL: Kanara
Eusemia adulatrix spilosa Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 6

Eusemia adulatrix; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 526, f. 230; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 536

Episteme sumbana Rothschild, 1897 Sumba

Episteme sumbana Rothschild, 1897; Novit. Zool. 4 (2): 310; TL: Sumba

Eusemia sumbana; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 527, pl. 51, f. 1

Episteme nigripennis (Butler, 1875)

Ceylon. See [maps]

Eusemia nigripennis Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (86): 140; TL: Ceylon

Episteme nigripennis; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 34, pl. 94, f. 3
Eusemia nigripennis; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 527

Episteme negrita (Hampson, 1894)

Burma. See [maps]

Eusemia negrita Hampson, 1894; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2: 151; TL: Burma, S.Shan States, Enlay

Eusemia negrita; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 528, pl. 51, f. 18

Episteme arctopsa (Chou & Chen, 1962)

Eusemia arctopsa Chou & Chen, 1962

Episteme beatrix Jordan, 1907

Episteme beatrix Jordan, 1907; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 6, pl. 1 a
Eusemia maculatrix ab. antemedialis Strand, 1912; Lepid. Cat. 5: 5
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
Eusemia maculatrix ab. cellularis Strand, 1912; Lepid. Cat. 5: 5
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534
Eusemia maculatrix ab. angularis Strand, 1912; Lepid. Cat. 5: 5
- = ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Eusemia beatrix; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Episteme hebe (Jordan, 1912)

Eusemia hebe Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 3, pl. 4 a
- = Eusemia vetula ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

Episteme mundina (Jordan, 1912)

Eusemia mundina Jordan, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 3, pl. 4 a
- = Eusemia vetula ; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 534

References:

[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
[MOB] Holloway & Barlow
Online version of; Moths of Borneo
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Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1874
Monographie des Agaristidées (Lépidoptères) Rev. Mag. Zool. (3) 2 : 26-110
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, 1875
Revision of the Lepidopterous genus Eusemia, with descriptions of new species Ent. mon. Mag. 12 : 116-125
Butler, 1881
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : i-xii, 1-74, pl. 78-100
Druce, 1894
Descriptions of some new Species of Agaristidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 14 (79) : 21-24
Hampson, 1891
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part 8. The lepidoptera of heterocera of the Nilgiri district Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8 : 1-144, pl. 139-156
Hampson, 1894
The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2 : v-xxii, : 1-609
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, 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
[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
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])
Geyer, 1832
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), : pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)
Kiriakoff, 1977
Lepidoptera Noctuiformes Agaristidae I (Palaearctic and Oriental Genera) Das Tierreich, 97: 180pp, 39fgs
Kollar, [1844]
Aufzählung und Beschreibung der von Freiherr C. v. Hügel auf seiner Reise durch Kaschmir und das Himaleygebirge gesammelten Insekten in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4 : 393-564, pl. 1-28
Linnaeus, 1764
Museum S'ae R'ae M'tis Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque Mus. Lud. Ulr. : 1-720
Moore, 1859
A Catalogue of the lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of natural History at East-India House in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: : 279-440, pl. 13-23,7a,8a,9a,10a,11a,12a,13a
Moore, 1882
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 1-72, pl. 72-107 (1882), (2): 73-162, pl. 108-143 ([1883])
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Rothschild, 1897
Some new species of Heterocera Novit. Zool. 4 (2): 307-313
Rothschild, 1899
Some new eastern Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 6 (1) : 67-71
Rothschild in Rothschild & Jordan, 1896
Notes on Heterocera, with descriptions of new genera and species Novit. Zool. 3 (1): 21-62, (2): 185-208, (4): pl. 14-15
Jordan in Seitz, 1912
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 2. Die Palaearktischen Spinner & Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 2 : 1-479 [Macrolep.], pl. 1-56
Jordan in Seitz, 1907
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 3. Die eulenartigen Nacthfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 3 : 1-511, pl. 1-75
Jordan in Seitz, 1912
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Indo-australischen Faunengebietes. 11. Eulenartige Nacthfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 11 : 1-496, pl. 1-56
Strand, 1912
Lepidopterorum Catalogus: Noctuidae: Agaristinae Lepid. Cat. 5 : 1-82
Swinhoe, 1902
New Eastern Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 10 (60) : 495-503
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: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1862
Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6 : 82-145, 171-198
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)
Westwood, 1848
The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology Cabinet Orient. Ent. : 1-88, pl. 1-42

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