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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia
by Rob de Vos
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) leopoldi Tams, 1935
[Nyctemera leopoldi Tams, 1935] (holotype: Sakoemi, Arfak, in ISNB)
Endemic Species!
Distribution
STATUS: Endemic in Papua. Abundant in the Arfak Mountains, in other areas rare. Seems to prefer mountainous areas.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Numfoor; New Guinea: Ambubaki, Demaisi, Dewaro (Kobowre Mts.), Ditschi (Arfak), Jayapura district (south), Manokwari, Mokwam, Ngat Biep (Arfak), Ninay Valley (Arfak), Sakumi (Arfak), Senopi, Mt. Siwi (Arfak), Subyo, Wai Sai River (Kobowre Mts.), Warkapi (Arfak). Details in gazetteer.
EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none, but is to be expected in Northwest PNG, probably in the Torricelli and Bewani Mountains.
DATA SOURCES: BMNH, CKC, ISNB, KSP, RMNH, WAU, ZMAN, ZMHB. Literature (see below).
Literature
Bryk, F., 1937. Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 82: Arctiidae, Subfam.: Callimorphinae et Nyctemerinae: 1-105. W. Junk, 's-Gravenhage.
Tams, W.H.T., 1935. Resultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Neerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. 1e Prince et la Princesse Leopold de Belgique, Lepidoptera II, 2. Heterocera. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museum van Belgie (Buiten Reeks) 4(12): 31-64.
Vos, R. de, 2007. Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54.
