Parafrasura pectinella ( Strand, 1922 ), 2012

Durante, Antonio, 2012, New genera and problematic species in African Lithosiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 22, pp. 1-16 : 5

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.22

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3858933

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E6033B-FFFE-2564-FE09-FD36FDC63238

treatment provided by

Valdenar

scientific name

Parafrasura pectinella ( Strand, 1922 )
status

comb. nov.

Parafrasura pectinella ( Strand, 1922) comb. nov.

( Fig. 1 View Fig A-E)

Asura pectinella Strand, 1922: 793 .

Asura pectinata Bethune-Baker, 1911: 537 .

Diagnosis

Species characterized by the strong scaphium firmly connected with the gnathos arms; valva with digitiform process at the middle of the outer margin; aedeagus small, tubular, with a bulbous coecum; vesica with sparse tiny thorns.

Type locality

Angola, N’Dalla Tando (holotype ♂ examined, genitalia not dissected, in BMNH).

Material examined

CHAD: ♂ Arct. g.sl. n. 5741 BMNH. CAMEROUN: ♂ Arct. g.sl. n. 5884 BMNH. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: ♂ Arct. g.sl. n. 5755 BMNH.

Distribution

Asura pectinella was originally described by Bethune-Baker (1911) from Angola; Hampson (1914) and Strand (1922) report the species from Cameroun; to these countries, the Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (BMNH collection) are added here.

Description

See under the generic account.

BMNH

United Kingdom, London, The Natural History Museum [formerly British Museum (Natural History)]

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Arctiidae

SubFamily

Lithosiinae

Genus

Parafrasura

Loc

Parafrasura pectinella ( Strand, 1922 )

Durante, Antonio 2012
2012
Loc

Asura pectinella

Strand E. 1922: 793
1922
Loc

Asura pectinata

Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911: 537
1911
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