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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia
by Rob de Vos
Nishada impervia (Walker, 1864)
[Lithosia impervia Walker, 1864] [holotype: Ceram, in BMNH]
Petalopleura phaeocephala Meyrick, 1889 [holotype: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in BMNH]
Nishada melanopa Bethune-Baker, 1904 [syntypes: Dinawa & Aroa River, Papua New Guinea, in BMNH]
Ilema unicolora Bethune-Baker, 1904 [holotype: Dinawa, Papua New Guinea, in BMNH]
Ilema testaceoflava Rothschild, 1912 (in part, female) [holotype: British New Guinea, PNG, in BMNH]
Distribution
STATUS: A common species with a wide distribution in New Guinea, mainly in lowland areas.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island; Batanta Island; Misool Island: Waima; Supiori Island: Nansfori; Biak Island: Soredo; New Guinea: Andai, Base Camp, Borme, Brazza River, Canoe Camp, Dotir, Etna Bay, Mt. Goliath, Hulu (Foja Mts.), Humboldt Bay, Huri-Mber, Kapaur (Fakfak), Manokwari, Meja Reserve, Mokwam, Nabire, Neney Valley, Prafi, Rasiei, Senggo, Senopi, Sentani, Setekwa River, Taja Rifi, Tandia, Tuan Wowi, Ubrub, Utakwa River, Walmak, Wamena, Warkapi, Werba, Yuruf, Yuwong (Keerom). Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Seram, Papua New Guinea.
DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CMWM, KSP, RMNH, ZMHB, ZSMC. Literature (see below).
Literature
Bethune-Baker, G.T., 1904. New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea. Novitates Zoologicae 11(2): 367-429.
Draudt, M., 1914. In: Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 10: Spinner und Schwarmer des Indo-Australischen Gebiets, Arctiidae: 134-223. A. Kernen, Stuttgart.
Eecke, R. van, 1926. Fauna Buruana. Lepidoptera Heterocera, Fam. Zygaenidae, Syntomidae and Arctiidae. Treubia 7(4): 341-350.
Hampson, G.F., 1900. Catalogus Lepidoptera Phalaenae 2. Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Nolinae, Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum: 589 pp. British Museum, London.
Hampson, G.F., 1914. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae. Supplement, volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum: 858 pp. British Museum, London.
Holloway, J.D., 2001. The Moths of Borneo, part 7: Family Arctiidae, subfamily Lithosiinae: 486 pp. The Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
Meyrick, E., 1889. On some Lepidoptera from New Guinea. The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1889: 455-522.
Rothschild, W., 1912. New Lithosianae. Novitates Zoologicae 19(2): 212-246.
Rothschild, W., 1915. Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea, Macrolepidoptera: 148 pp. Zoological Museum, Tring.
Rothschild, W., 1916. On the Lepidoptera in the Tring Museum sent by Mr. A.S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands. Novitates Zoologicae 23(3): 319-334.
Strand, E., 1922. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 26: Arctiidae: Subfam. Lithosiinae: 501-899. W. Junk, Berlin.
