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Microblepsis Warren, 1922

Microblepsis Warren, 1922; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 461, TS: Problepsidis cupreogrisea Hampson

= Betalbara Matsumura, 1927; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 46

Betalbara Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 47, TS: Drepana manleyi Leech
Betalbara ; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 23; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 46, f. 72-117, pls 2 & 3, f. 312-319
Microblepsis ; [MOB8, 58]

Microblepsis acuminata (Leech, 1890)

China (Hupeh, S.Shensi), Japan. See [About maps] Drepana acuminata Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 113, TL: Ichang [Hupeh]
Albara ogasawarae Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 47, TL: Japan, Honshu

= ; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 49

Drepana ida Bryk, 1942; Dt. Ent. Zeit. Iris, 56: 27, TL: Japan, Karinzawa

= ; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175

acuminata (Leech, 1890)

Drepana acuminata ; Stand, 1911, : 201 Drepana acumanata ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 24 Platypteryx acuminata ; Kirby, 1892, Synonymic Cat. Lepid. Heterocera 1: 731 Betalbara acuminata ; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 24 Albara ogasawarae ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 32

Albara acuminata ogasawarae ; Inoue, 1953, Butterfl. Moths 4: 8; Inoue, 1956, Boll. Lab. Ent. agr. Filippo Silvestri 33: 663 Belalbara acuminata ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 49 Albara 'ogasawarae' ida ; Bryk, 1949, Ark. Zool. 41A (1): 28 Betalbara acuminata ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 49, f. 72-75

Microblepsis manleyi (Leech, 1898)

-. See [About maps] Drepana manleyi Leech, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898: 366, TL: Yokohama, Japan
Betalbara manleyi ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 52, f. 76-80, pl. 3, f. 315

Larva on Carpinus, Corylus, Juglans, Pourthiaea [MOB8, Sugi, 1987]

M. m. manleyi

Japan Drepana manleyi ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 201
Albara manleyi ; Nagano, 1917, Bull. Nawa ent. Lab. 2: 38; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 32
Betalbara manleyi ; Matsumura, 1927, J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 37; Inoue, 1953, Butterfl. Moths 4: 8; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 369; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 23
Betalbara manleyi manleyi ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 52, f. 76-77

M. m. prolatior (Watson, 1968)

China (Chekiang) Betalbara manleyi prolatior Watson, 1968; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 53, f. 78-80, pl. 3, f. 315, TL: China, Chekian, West Tien-mu-Shan

Microblepsis prunicolor (Moore, 1879)

NE.India, Sikkim, NE.Burma, China?. See [About maps] Drepana prunicolor Moore, 1879; in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W. S. Atkinson (1): ??288, TL: Darjeeling
Nordstroemia prunicolor warreni Bryk, 1943; Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 14, TL: NE.Burma, Kambaiti, 2000m

= ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 53

Albara prunicolor ; Warren, 1922, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 468; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 33
Nordstroemia prunicolor ; Bryk, 1943, Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 14 (part)
Betalbara prunicolor ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 53, f. 81-84, pl. 2, f. 312

Misidentified/misapplied:

Albara prunicolor flavilinea Leech; Warren, 1922, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 469

Microblepsis leucosticta (Hampson, 1895)

NE.Himalaya, S.China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Drepana leucosticta Hampson, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895: 287, TL: Sikkim
Albara leucosticta ; Warren, 1922, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 469; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 32
Betalbara leucosticta ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 55, f. 85-88, pl. 2, f. 314
Microblepsis leucosticta ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 93; [MOB8: 59, pl. 3, f. 120]

Microblepsis flavilinea (Leech, 1890)

-. See [About maps] Albara flavilinea Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 113, TL: Chang Yang, [Hupeh, China]
Betalbara flavilinea ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 55, f. 89-96, pl. 2, f. 313

M. f. flavilinea

China (Hupeh, Kiangsi, Chekiang) Drepana flavilinea ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 201; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 26
Nordstroemia prunicolor flavilinea ; Bryk, 1943, Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 14
Betalbara flavilinea flavilinea ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 55, f. 89-91, pl. 2, f. 313

M. f. shensiensis (Watson, 1968)

China (S.Shensi) Betalbara flavilinea shensiensis Watson, 1968; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 58, f. 92-96, TL: Sued-Shensi, Tapaishan in Tsinling

Microblepsis cupreogrisea (Hampson, 1895)

S.Burma, Borneo, Sumatra, NE.Himalaya. See [About maps] Problepsidis cupreogrisea Hampson, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895: 288, TL: Burma, Tenasserim
Betalbara cupreogrisea ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 38, f. 97 (f), 98-100 (m?), pl. 3, f. 316
Microblepsis cupreogrisea ; Warren, 1922, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 461; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 16; [MOB8: 59, pl. 3, f. 121]

Microblepsis rectilinea (Watson, 1968)

China (Szechwan). See [About maps] Betalbara rectilinea Watson, 1968; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 61, f. 101-104, TL: China, Kwanshien

Microblepsis rugosa (Watson, 1968)

NE.India (Naga Hills), Malaya. See [About maps] Betalbara rugosa Watson, 1968; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 62, f. 109-111, pl. 3, f. 317, TL: NE.India, Naga Hills, 2000ft

Microblepsis violacea (Butler, 1889)

NW.India, NE.India, Formosa, China (Szechwan, Yunna, Kwangtung, Chekiang, Fukien). See [About maps] Agnidra violacea Butler, 1889; Illust. typical Specimens Lepid. Heterocera Cooln Br. Mus. 7: 42, TL: Dharmsala
Albara takasago Okano, 1959; Ann. Rep. Gakugei Fac. Iwate Univ. 14 (2): 38, TL: Formosa, Puli-Washe

= ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 62

Drepana violacea ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 203
Albara violacea ; Warren, 1922, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 469; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 33
Betalbara rugosa ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 62, f. 109-111, pl. 3, f. 317

Microblepsis robusta (Oberthür, 1916)

China (Szechwan, Shensi). See [About maps] Drepana robusta Oberthür, 1916; Etud. Lépid. Comp., 12: 372, TL: Ta-tsien-Lou [China, Szechwan]
Drepana robusta ; Oberthür, 1917, Etud. Lépid. Comp., 13: fig. 3642; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 27
Albara robusta ; Gaede, 1933, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2 (Suppl.): 168
Betalbara robusta ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 65, f. 113-117, pl. 3, f. 319

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[MOB8]

Holloway, J. D., 1998; The Moths of Borneo, Part 8; Families Castniidae, Callidulidae, Drepanidae and Uraniidae

Some related literature:

Bryk, 1942

Zur Kenntnis der Großschmetterlinge der Kurilen Dt. Ent. Zeit. Iris, 56: 3-113 [?-90], 4fgs, 2pls

Bryk, 1943

Entomological results from the Swedish expedition 1934 to Burma and British India. Lepidoptera: Drepanidae Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 1-30, 3pls

Bryk, 1949

Zur Kenntnis der Großschmetterlinge von Korea. Pars. II Ark. Zool. 41A (1): 1-225, 7pls

Hampson, 1895

Descriptions of New Heterocera from India Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895: 277-315, 16fgs

Inoue, 1953

Notes on the scientific names of the Japanese moths. (2) Butterfl. Moths 4: 7-8

Inoue, 1956

Check List of the Lepidoptera of Japan, (4) Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 365-429

Inoue, 1956

Synonymic noes on some moths from Japan and adjacent countries Boll. Lab. Ent. agr. Filippo Silvestri 33: 657-672

Inoue, 1959

Iconographia Insectorum Japonicorum Colore Naturali. Edita 1. Lepidoptera Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 284pp, 184pls

Inoue, 1962

Lepidoptera: Cyclidiidae, Drepaniidae Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 54pp, 3pls, 128fgs

Leech, 1890

New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 (2): 25-26, : 26-50, 81-83, 109-114, pl. 1

Leech, 1898

Lepidoptera Heterocera from Northern China, Japan and Corea Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898: 261-371 [?379]

Matsumura, 1927

New species and subspecies of moths from the Japanese Empire J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 1-91, pl. 1-5

Moore, 1879

Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson. in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W. S. Atkinson (1): 1-88, pl. 1-8, expl. 1-3

Nagano, 1917

A study of the Japanese Lasiocampidae and Drepanidae Bull. Nawa ent. Lab. 2: 1-45 [English], 10pls, 9fgs, 1-140 [Japanese]

Okano, 1959

New or little known moths from Formosa. (2) Ann. Rep. Gakugei Fac. Iwate Univ. 14 (2): 37-42, 1pl

Strand, 1911

Drepanidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 195-206

Watson, 1968

The taxononomy of the Drepaninae represented in China, with an account of their world distribution (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 151pp, 14pls

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