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A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
Author(s) -
HÄUSER CHRISTOPH,
BOPPRÉ MICHAEL
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3113.1997.d01-21.x
Subject(s) - subspecies , biology , taxon , lepidoptera genitalia , zoology , genus , key (lock) , male genitalia , type (biology) , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
This paper comprises a complete revision of the Afrotropical species of the genus Amerila ( Rhodogastria auct.), based on adult morphology. Examination of type material for most described taxa has resulted in numerous taxonomic changes. From a total of forty‐seven previously described African taxa, thirty‐five species including five newly described species and two new subspecies are recognized. For ten taxa, lectotypes have been selected, and for one species a neotype had to be designated. For each species, in addition to synonymy, a brief diagnosis based on external characters and genitalia is given, and the known distribution summarized. All species are illustrated by photographs and illustrations of male genitalia (except A.rufifemur , the male of which is unknown), and a key for determination of males by external characters is provided.