The identity of Hemeroblemma lienaris Hübner and a review of the neotropical moths of the pannosa-complex of Epidromia Guenée (Noctuidae, Catocalinae)

The identity of Hemeroblemma lienaris Hübner and a review of the neotropical moths of the pannosa-complex of Epidromia Guenée (Noctuidae, Catocalinae)

Vitor O. Becker

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasília. Caixa Postal 04525, 70919-970 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. Research Associate

ABSTRACT

Epidromia lienaris (Hübner, 1823) comb. n. is the oldest name for the species later described as E. pannosa Guenée, 1852, syn. n., E. zetophora Guenée, 1852 syn. n., Thermesia glaucescens Walker, 1858 syn. n., T. suffusa Walker, 1858 syn. n., T. tinclifera Walker, 1858, syn. n., T. lenis Walker, 1858 syn. n., T. valida (Walker, 1865) syn. n., Ophisma anlica Walker, 1865 syn. n., E. xanthogramma Wallengren, 1860 syn. n. and E. rotundata Herrich-Schaffer, 1869 syn. n.; E. poaphiloides (Guenée, 1852), is regarded the senior name for Ophiusa profana Walker, 1858 syn. n. and Remigia saluratior Walker, 1858 syn. n. Manbuta pyraliformis (Walker, 1858), comb. n. and M. nigrisparsa (Dognin, 1914), comb. n., are removed from Epidromia Guenée, 1852 and Iluza Walker, 1865 respectively.

Key words: Noctuidae, Epidromia, Hemeroblemma, Manbuta, Neotropical, synonymy

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. This work could not be finished without the help provided by Mr. M. Honey (BMNH), Dr. C. Lemaire (Paris), and Dr. B. Gustafsson (NR), and Mr. K. Preston-Maphan (PREMAPHOTOS, England).

Recebido em 21.II.2001; aceito em 27.VIII.2001.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  08 May 2009
• Date of issue
  Sept 2001

History

• Received
  21 Feb 2001
• Accepted
  27 Aug 2001