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Acantharctia Aurivillius, 1899

Acantharctia Aurivillius, 1899; Ent. Tidskr. 20: 234, 241, TS: Acantharctia nivea Aurivillius
Acantharctia ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 321; Strand, 1919, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 236; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia atriramosa Hampson, 1907

Uganda, Kenya, Zambia. See [About maps] Acantharctia atriramosa Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 234, TL: Uganda
Acantharctia atriramosa ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia aurivillii Bartel, 1903

Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania. See [About maps] Acantharctia aurivillii Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 16: 194, TL: E.Africa
Acantharctia aurivillii ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia flavicosta (Hampson, 1900)

Zimbabwe, Uganda?, Malawi. See [About maps] Amsacta flavicosta Hampson, 1900; Ann. S. Afric. Mus. 2: 53, TL: Salidbury, Mashonaland
Acantharctia flavicosta ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 322, pl. 46, f. 21; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Larva on Senecio abyssinicus, Ipomoea, Pisum sativum, Gossypium Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25

Acantharctia lacteata Rothschild, 1933

Senegal, Ivory Coast, Malawi. See [About maps] Acantharctia lacteata Rothschild, 1933; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 193
Acantharctia lacteata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia latifasciata Hampson, 1909

Transvaal, Natal. See [About maps] Acantharctia latifasciata Hampson, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4: 361, TL: Transvaal
Acantharctia latifasciata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia latifusca (Hampson, 1907)

Uganda, Kenya. See [About maps] Aglossosia latifusca Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 232, TL: Ketoma
Acantharctia latifusca ab. aurantiaca Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 247, TL: Suna, S.Kavirondo [Kenya]
Acantharctia latifusca flavimarginata Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 247, TL: Suna, S.Kavirondo [Kenya]
Acantharctia latifusca ab. suffusa Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 247, TL: Suna, S.Kavirondo [Kenya]
Acantharctia latifusca tenebrosa Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 247, TL: Suna, S.Kavirondo [Kenya]
Acantharctia latifusca ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia metaleuca Hampson, 1901

Sudan, Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Acantharctia metaleuca Hampson, 1901; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 321, pl. 46, f. 18, TL: Kenya, Athi-ya-Mawe
Acantharctia metaleuca ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia mundata (Walker, [1865])

Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria. See [About maps] Halysidota mundata Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 309, TL: Sierra Leone
Acantharctia metaleuca ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi. See [About maps] Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935; Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 247, TL: Kibwesi
Acantharctia nigrivena ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia nivea Aurivillius, 1900

Congo, Angola, Nigeria, Lagos. See [About maps] Acantharctia nivea Aurivillius, 1900; Ent. Tidskr. 20: 242, TL: Congo
Acantharctia nivea ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 322, f. 145; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2, f. 1, 90-91

Acantharctia tenuifasciata Hampson, 1910

Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi. See [About maps] Acantharctia tenuifasciata Hampson, 1910; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1910: 394-395, pl. 36, f. 33, TL: Katanga
Acantharctia tenuifasciata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900

S.Africa. See [About maps] Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900; Ent. Tidskr. 20: 242, TL: Natal, Betschuana
Acantharctia vittata ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 321, pl. 46, f. 6; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 2

These are from [LC22], modern status can be different.

?Acantharctia ansorgei Rothschild, 1910

Uganda. See [About maps] Acantharctia ansorgei Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 156, TL: Uganda, Kabova, Beukulla
"Acantharctia" ansorgei ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 22 (= Notodontidae)

?Acantharctia aureacosta Bethune-Baker, 1911

W.Africa. See [About maps] Acantharctia aureacosta Bethune-Baker, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7: 538

?Acantharctia fuscosa Bartel, 1903

W.Africa, Togo. See [About maps] Acantharctia fuscosa Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 16: 194-195

?Acantharctia guineae Strand, 1912

Spanish Guinea, Angola. See [About maps] Acantharctia guineae Strand, 1912; Archiv. f. Naturgeschichte 1912, A 9: 103-104

?Acantharctia intermarginalis Hampson, ?

Angola. See [About maps] Acantharctia intermarginalis Hampson, ?
Acantharctia intermarginalis ; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 155

?Acantharctia rubrifemora Bethune-Baker, 1913

Uganda. See [About maps] Acantharctia rubrifemora Bethune-Baker, 1913; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 12: 63

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References:

[About maps]

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[LC22]

Strand, 1919 (Wagner ed.); Lepidopterorum Catalogus 22; Arctiidae: Subfam. Arctiinae

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1900

Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 20: 233-258

Bartel, 1903

Neue aethiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 16: 170-214

Bethune-Baker, 1911

Descriptions of new African Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7: 530-576

Butler, 1898

On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Afrcia by Mr C. S. Betton Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 395-444

Goodger & Watson, 1995

An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnosis and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiinae) The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths

Hampson, 1900

The moths of South Africa (Part 1) Ann. S. Afric. Mus. 2: 33-66

Hampson, 1901

Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: xix+690pp

Hampson, 1907

Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 221-257

Hampson, 1909

Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4: 344-388

Hampson, 1910

Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent Territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1910: 338-510

Rothschild, 1910

Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 113-171

Rothschild, 1933

New species and subspecies of Arctiinae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 167-194

Rothschild, 1935

Some new Arctiinae Novit. Zool. 39 (3): 239-250

Strand, 1919

Arciidae: Subfam. Arctiinae Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: [1]-415

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)

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