Lymantriinae

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Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 Villakehrääjät Tussock Moths Trägspinner

Lymantriidae Hampson, 1893
Liparidae
Lariidae
Orgyiidae
Dasychiridae

Lymantriidae; [LepIndex]
Lymantriinae; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Lymantriinae (Erebidae); [NACL93], 14; van Nieukerken et al., 2011, Zootaxa 3148: 217; Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012, Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 107; [RFEL]; [FE]; [ALA]
Lymantriinae (Noctuidae); Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006, Can. Ent. 138: (610-635)

Tribe Daplasini Holloway & Wang in Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015

Daplasini Holloway & Wang, 2015 (Limantriinae); Cladistics 31 (6): 586; TG: Daplasa Moore

Daplasa Moore, 1879 — 8 spp.

Tribe Arctornithini

Arctornithini (Lymantriidae); [MOB5], 114
Arctornithini (Lymantriinae); Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006, Can. Ent. 138: (610-635); Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 583; [RFEL]; [FE]

Arctornis Germar, 1810 — 136 spp.
Sitvia Walker, 1865 — 3 spp.
Topomesoides Strand in Seitz, 1910 — 1 sp.
Carriola Swinhoe, 1922 — 5 spp.

Tribe Locharnini Holloway & Wang in Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015

Locharnini Holloway & Wang, 2015 (Lymantriinae); Cladistics 31 (6): 583; TG: Locharna Moore

Ruanda Strand, 1909 — 5 spp.
Eloria Walker, 1855 — 59 spp.
Euproctoides Bethune-Baker, 1911 — 6 spp.
Locharna Moore, 1879 — 5 spp.
Kuromondokuga Kishida, 2010 — 3 spp.
Pida Walker, 1865 — 13 spp.

Tribe Leucomini Grote, 1895

Leucomini (Lymantriidae); [MOB5], 107
Leucomini (Lymantriinae); Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006, Can. Ent. 138: (610-635); Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 583; [NACL93], 14; [RFEL]; [FE]

Leucoma Hübner, 1822 — 50 spp. 1 sp.
Dendrophleps Hampson, [1893] — 4 spp.
Perina Walker, 1855 — 6 spp.
Ivela Swinhoe, 1903 — 1 sp.

Tribe Lymantriini Hampson

Lymantriini (Lymantriidae); [MOB5], 11
Lymantriini (Lymantriinae); Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006, Can. Ent. 138: (610-635); Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 583; [NACL93], 14; [RFEL]; [FE]

Olapa Walker, 1855 — 16 spp.
Caviria Walker, 1855 — 13 spp.
Thagona Möschler, 1883 — 37 spp.
Imaus Moore, 1879 — 2 spp.
Cispia Walker, 1855 — 12 spp.
Dura Moore, 1879 — 25 spp.
Crorema Walker, 1855 — 18 spp.
Sarsina Walker, 1855 — 7 spp.
Lymantria Hübner, [1819] — 179 spp. 2 spp.
Parocneria Dyar, 1897 — 13 spp.
Lymantica Collenette, 1936 — 13 spp.
Morasa Walker, 1855 — 1 sp.
Palasea Wallengren, 1863 — 11 spp.
Psilochira Toxopeus, 1948 — 4 spp.

Tribe Orgyiini Wallengren, 1861

Orgyiini; [MNA22.2], 15
Orgyiini (Lymantriidae); [MOB5], 25
Orgyiini (Lymantriinae); Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006, Can. Ent. 138: (610-635); [NACL93], 14; Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015, Cladistics 31 (6): 584; [RFEL]; [FE]

Aroa Walker, 1855 — 44 spp.
Hemerophanes Collenette, 1953 — 6 spp.
Ilema Moore, [1860] — 16 spp.
Mylantria Aurivillius, 1904 — 1 sp.
Griveaudyria Viette, 1984 — 15 spp.
Calliteara Butler, 1881 — 49 spp. 2 spp.
Laelia Stephens, 1828 — 129 spp.
Pantana Walker, 1855 — 32 spp.
Neomardara Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 2 spp.
Dasychira Hübner, [1809] — 327 spp.
Olene Hübner, 1823 — 11 spp.
Psalis Hübner, 1823 — 5 spp.
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1810 — 64 spp. 3 spp.
Acyphas Walker, 1855 — 6 spp.
Habrophylla Turner, 1921 — 3 spp.
Gynaephora Hübner, [1819] — 4 spp. 1 sp.
Dasorgyia Staudinger, 1881 — 4 spp.
Casama Walker, 1865 — 6 spp.
Ocneria Hübner, [1819] — 7 spp.
Penthophera Germar, 1812 — 3 spp.
Eudasychira Möschler, 1887 — 38 spp.
Viridichira Dall'Asta, 1981 — 4 spp.
Viridichirana Dall'Asta, 1981 — 2 spp.
Decelleria Dall'Asta, 1981 — 1 sp.
Dicallomera Butler, 1881 — 3 spp. 1 sp.
Numenes Walker, 1855 — 9 spp.
Belinda Schintlmeister & Witt, 2014 — 1 sp.

Tribe Nygmiini Holloway, 1999

Nygmiini (Lymantriidae); [MOB5], 47
Nygmiini (Lymantriinae); Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006, Can. Ent. 138: (610-635); [RFEL]; [NACL93a], 146; [FE]

Albarracina Staudinger, 1883 — 2 spp.
Bembina Walker, 1865 — 7 spp.
Lacida Walker, 1855 — 6 spp.
Micromorphe Felder, 1874 — 6 spp.
Somena Walker, 1856 — 7 spp.
Larva on Anacardium , Mangifera , Berberis , Terminalia , Gynurus , Coriaria , Shorea , Aleurites , Hevea , Castanea , Quercus , Acacia , Cassia , Dalbergia , Pithecellobium , Sesbania , Tamarindus , Lagerstroemia , Gossypium , Ficus , Eugenia , Rosa , Citrus , Salix , Tamarix , (or some possibly for Orvasca) [ 51]
Orvasca Walker, 1865 — 28 spp.
Nygmia Hübner, [1820] — 60 spp.
Arna Walker, 1855 — 13 spp.
Artaxa Walker, 1855 — 24 spp.
Toxoproctis Holloway, 1999 — 27 spp.
Euproctis Hübner, [1819] — 573 spp. 1 sp.
Kidokuga Kishida, 2010 — 2 spp.
Cataphractes Felder, 1874 — 2 spp.
Euproctilla Aurivillius, 1904 — 6 spp.
Euproctillina Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Euproctillopsis Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Tearosoma Felder, 1874 — 2 spp.
Viettema Griveaud, 1977 — 2 spp.
Lymantriades Bethune-Baker, 1911 — 1 sp.
Choerotricha Felder, 1874 — 3 spp.
Cozola Walker, 1865 — 16 spp.
Rhypotoses Collenette, 1932 — 15 spp.
Sundaroa Holloway, 1999 — 7 spp.
Medama Matsumura, 1931 — 5 spp.
Epeuproctis Matsumura, 1933 — 1 sp.

Tribe ?

Abakabaka Griveaud, 1976 — 2 spp.
Abynotha Swinhoe, 1903 — 3 spp.
Adetoneura Collenette, 1933 — 1 sp.
Alina Griveaud, 1976 — 3 spp.
Amphekes Collenette, 1936 — 1 sp.
Anexotamos Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Ankova Griveaud, 1976 — 2 spp.
Aphomoeoma Collenette, 1959 — 1 sp.
Argyrostagma Aurivillius, 1904 — 1 sp.
Aruta Swinhoe, 1922 — 2 spp.
Barlowia Talbot, 1929 — 4 spp.
Barobata Karsch, 1895 — 1 sp.
Batella Dall'Asta, 1981 — 5 spp.
Bifurca Joannis, 1929 — 1 sp.
Bracharoa Hampson, 1905 — 6 spp.
Cadorela Griveaud, 1973 — 1 sp.
Cadurca Swinhoe, 1906 — 3 spp.
Caelicola Dognin, 1923 — 1 sp.
Chrysocyma Hampson, 1905 — 6 spp.
Cimola Walker, 1855 — 1 sp.
Collenettema Griveaud, 1977 — 14 spp.
Conigephyra Collenette, 1934 — 11 spp.
Creagra Wallengren, 1865 — 4 spp.
Cropera Walker, 1855 — 9 spp.
Croperoides Berio, 1940 — 1 sp.
Croremopsis Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Dasychiroides Bethune-Baker, 1904 — 5 spp.
Dasychoproctis Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 2 spp.
Desmoloma Felder, 1874 — 5 spp.
Dyasma Collenette, 1961 — 1 sp.
Eala Collenette, 1937 — 2 spp.
Erika Griveaud, 1976 — 1 sp.
Etobema Walker, 1865 — 7 spp.
Eopirga Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 3 spp.
Euproctidion Holland, 1893 — 9 spp.
Euzora Turner, 1915 — 2 spp.
Fanala Griveaud, 1976 — 2 spp.
Gallienica Griveaud, 1976 — 16 spp.
Gissarus Nye, 1980 — 1 sp.
Grammoa Aurivillius, 1904 — 1 sp.
Halseyella Nye, 1980 — 1 sp.
Heracula Moore, [1866] — 1 sp.
Heteronygmia Holland, 1893 — 6 spp.
Himala Moore, 1879 — 3 spp.
Homochira Hampson, 1905 — 5 spp.
Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1865 — 9 spp.
Hyaloperina Aurivillius, 1904 — 4 spp.
Icta Walker, 1855 — 2 spp.
Iropoca Turner, 1904 — 1 sp.
Jabaina Griveaud, 1976 — 12 spp.
Jacksoniana Nye, 1980 — 1 sp.
Kintana Griveaud, 1976 — 1 sp.
Kunusara Nye, 1980 — 1 sp.
Labordea Griveaud, 1976 — 7 spp.
Lachana Moore, 1888 — 1 sp.
Lacipa Walker, 1855 — 33 spp.
Laelaroa Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Laelioproctis Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 3 spp.
Lanitra Griveaud, 1976 — 2 spp.
Lepidolacipa Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Lepidopalpus Janse, 1915 — 1 sp.
Leptepilepta Collenette, 1929 — 3 spp.
Leptocneria Butler, 1886 — 4 spp.
Leucoperina Aurivillius, 1909 — 2 spp.
Lomadonta Holland, 1893 — 9 spp.
Madema Griveaud, 1977 — 1 sp.
Mahoba Moore, 1879 — 2 spp.
Marbla Swinhoe, 1903 — 4 spp.
Marblepsis Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 12 spp.
Masoandro Griveaud, 1976 — 5 spp.
Melgona Nye, 1980 — 1 sp.
Micraroa Hampson, 1905 — 2 spp.
Microrgyia Felder, 1874 — 1 sp.
Mpanjaka Griveaud, 1976 — 36 spp.
Naroma Walker, 1856 — 4 spp.
Neoliparina Schultze, 1934 — 1 sp.
Neorgyia Bethune-Baker, 1908 — 2 spp.
Noliproctis Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 4 spp.
Nolosia Hampson, 1900 — 1 sp.
Numenoides Butler, 1879 — 3 spp.
Ocnerogyia Staudinger, [1892] — 3 spp.
Ogoa Walker, 1856 — 6 spp.
Oligeria Turner, 1921 — 1 sp.
Opoboa Tessmann, 1921 — 4 spp.
Orana Griveaud, 1976 — 3 spp.
Orithrepta Collenette, 1939 — 1 sp.
Otroeda Walker, 1854 — 10 spp.
Papuaroa Collenette, 1955 — 1 sp.
Paqueta Dall'Asta, 1981 — 6 spp.
Parakanchia Bethune-Baker, 1908 — 3 spp.
Paramarbla Collenette, 1937 — 15 spp.
Parapirga Bethune-Baker, 1911 — 1 sp.
Paraporthesia Gupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986 — 1 sp.
Paraproctis Bethune-Baker, 1911 — 4 spp.
Paraxena Bethune-Baker, 1911 — 3 spp.
Pellucens Bethune-Baker, 1910 — 6 spp.
Pendria Swinhoe, 1906 — 3 spp.
Phreata Walker, 1865 — 2 spp.
Pirga Aurivillius, 1891 — 12 spp.
Pirgula Tessmann, 1921 — 10 spp.
Polymona Walker, 1855 — 17 spp.
Porthesaroa Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 12 spp.
Porthmeia Bethune-Baker, 1908 — 3 spp.
Pseudarctia Bethune-Baker, 1911 — 1 sp.
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 1934 — 5 spp.
Pseudogenusa Rebel, 1914 — 2 spp.
Pseudostracilla Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 1 sp.
Pteredoa Hampson, 1905 — 8 spp.
Pyrrhopteryx Hering, 1941 — 2 spp.
Radamaria Griveaud, 1976 — 4 spp.
Rahona Griveaud, 1976 — 21 spp.
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1879 — 46 spp.
Rivotra Griveaud, 1976 — 7 spp.
Salvatgea Griveaud, 1977 — 11 spp.
Scaphocera Saalmüller, 1884 — 2 spp.
Sevastopuloa Collenette, 1960 — 1 sp.
Sirana Griveaud, 1976 — 3 spp.
Somatoxena Aurivillius, 1904 — 1 sp.
Soreutoneura Collenette, 1930 — 1 sp.
Sphragista Collenette, 1934 — 3 spp.
Staetherinia Butler, 1878 — 6 spp.
Stenaroa Hampson, 1910 — 5 spp.
Stilpnaroma Hering in Seitz, 1926 — 4 spp.
Stracena Swinhoe, 1903 — 15 spp.
Stracilla Aurivillius, 1910 — 3 spp.
Sychnacedes Collenette, 1953 — 2 spp.
Synogdoa Aurivillius, 1904 — 5 spp.
Takashachia Matsumura, 1929 — 1 sp.
Tamsita Kiriakoff, 1954 — 2 spp.
Terphothrix Holland, 1893 — 4 spp.
Thambeta Collenette, 1953 — 1 sp.
Theriophila Hering, 1932 — 1 sp.
Turlina Griveaud, 1976 — 1 sp.
Varatra Griveaud, 1976 — 1 sp.
Varmina Moore, 1888 — 1 sp.
Vohitra Griveaud, 1976 — 2 spp.
Volana Griveaud, 1976 — 8 spp.
Zavana Griveaud, 1976 — 2 spp.

Tribe Incertae sedis

"Incertae sedis"; [MOB5], 148

Parapellucens Holloway, 1999 — 2 spp.
Birnara Butler, 1879 — 1 sp.
Parvaroa Holloway, 1999 — 4 spp.

Group Misplaced in Lymantriidae

Allotoma Roepke, 1944 — 1 sp.

1000x1089 (~361Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Lake Hayk bank. 7th August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Unknown or unplaced taxa

Artaxa compacta Lucas, 1895; Trans. nat. Hist. Soc. Qd 1: 106; TL: Queensland

Euproctis compacta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Nygmia compacta; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 71

Rilia (?) lignifica Walker, 1870; Entomologist 5 (80-81): 125; TL: Red Sea

Olene (?) lignifica; Kirby, 1892, Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1: 488
Orgyia lignifica; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (63): 300

Nioda transversa Walker, [1866]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 434; TL: Ceylon

Orgyia transversa; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (63): 301

albidescens; [AUCL], (nom. nud.)
albidescens Lucas, 1891;

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References:

[ALA]
Atlas of Living Australia
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[ZOOKEYS]
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist

Some related literature:

[MNA22.2]; Ferguson, 1978
NOCTUOIDEA: Lymantriidae Moths America N of Mexico 22.2
[MOB5]; Holloway, 1999
Family Lymantriidae Moths of Borneo 5
Kirby, 1892
A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths). Sphinges and Bombyces Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 1-951
Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006
Revised higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) Can. Ent. 138: 610-635
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 40 : 1-239
[NACL93a]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2011
Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 149 : 145-161
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Lucas, 1895
Australian Lepidoptera: Thirty new species Trans. nat. Hist. Soc. Qd 1 : 103-116
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: 1-529
van Nieukerken et al., 2011
in Zhang (Ed.), Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Zootaxa 3148 : 212-221
Swinhoe, 1923
A revision of the genera of the family Liparidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 449-484, 11 (61): 47-97, 11 (63): 289-304, 11 (64): 400-442
Walker, [1866]
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)
Walker, 1870
A list of the Butterflies collected by J.K. Lord Esq. in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the Species new to Science Entomologist 5 (76): 48-57, (80-81): 123-134, (82): 151-155
Holloway & Wang in Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015; Wang, Wahlberg, Holloway, Bergsten, Fan, Janzen, Hallwachs, Wen, Wang & Nylin, 2015
Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions Cladistics 31 (6) : 579-592
Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012
Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 102-124

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