Achelura

Achelura Kirby, 1892

Achelura Kirby, 1892; Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1: 56 (repl. Chelura Hope, 1841); TS: Chelura bifasciata Hope
Chelura Hope, 1841; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. 18: 444 (preocc. Chelura Philippi, 1839 (Crustacea)); TS: Chelura bifasciata Hope

Achelura; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Achelura (Chalcosiinae); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list)
Chelura; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

The bifasciata species-group

group Bifasciata (Achelura); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list)

Achelura bani Owada & Horie, 1999

N.Vietnam. See [maps]

Achelura bani Owada & Horie, 1999; Tinea 16 (1): 26; TL: N.Vietnam, Vinh Phu, Tam Dao, 950m

Achelura bani; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist]

Achelura bifasciata (Hope, 1841)

Assam. See [maps]

Chelura bifasciata Hope, 1841; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. 18: 444; TL: Assam

Achelura bifasciata; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist]
Agalope bifasciata; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 25, pl. 4 f; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 45 (key); [LepIndex]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Achelura bifasciata; Snellen, 1903, Tijdschr. Ent. 45: 172

Achelura hai Owada, 1996

N.Vietnam. See [maps]

Achelura hai Owada, 1996; Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus. (A) Zool. 22 (1): 50; TL: N.Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa, Ban Khoang, 1400m

Achelura hai; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist]

Achelura maymyoana Owada, 1999

Burma. See [maps]

Achelura maymyoana Owada, 1999; Tinea 16 (1): 27; TL: Myanmar, Maymyo, E of Mandalay

Achelura maymyoana; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist]

Achelura sanguifasciata Horie, 1994 Taiwan

Achelura sanguifasciata Horie, 1994; Tyõ Ga 44: 221; TL: Taiwan, Nantou, Mt Howangshan

Achelura sanguifasciata; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist]
Agalope sanguifasciata; [LepIndex]
Aglaope sanguifasciata; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Achelura yunnanensis Horie & Xue, 1999

Yunnan. See [maps]

Achelura yunnanensis Horie & Xue, 1999; Tinea 16 (1): 21; TL: China, Yunnan, nr Kunming, 2300m

Achelura yunnanensis; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist]

The javana species-group

group Javana (Achelura); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list)

Achelura javana Aurivillius, 1894

Java. See [maps]

Achelura javana Aurivillius, 1894; Ent. Tidskr. 15: 171; TL: Java
Agalope olgae Hering, 1922; Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 46, pl. 1, f. 2; TL: Java, Mt Gede, 5000ft
Agalope olga Hering, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 40: 112

Achelura javana; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist]
Agalope javana; [LepIndex]
Agalope javanica[sic, javana]; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 26, pl. 4 f; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 45 (key)

The hemilecua species-group

group Hemilecua (Achelura); Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list)

Achelura hemileuca (Rothschild, 1904)

New Guinea. See [maps]

Chelura hemileuca Rothschild, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 (1): 322, pl. 3, f. 35 ♂; TL: Owgarra, Aroa River
Aglaope hemileuca ceramensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 270; TL: Central Ceram, Manusela, 6000ft
Aglaope hemileuca ab. fumosa Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 270
Agalope hemileuca buruensis Talbot, 1929; Bull. Hill Mus. 3: 93; TL: Buru

Achelura hemileuca; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist]
Agalope hemileuca buruensis; [LepIndex]
Agalope hemileuca ceramensis; [LepIndex]
Agalope hemileuca; Jordan, 1907, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 26, pl. 4 f; Hering, 1922, Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11): 45 (key); [LepIndex]

Achelura simplex Jordan, 1925

New Guinea. See [maps]

?Agalope simplex Jordan, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32 (2): 237; TL: Rawlinson Mts, inland from Huon Gulf, New Guinea

Achelura simplex; Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005, Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 289 (list); [iNaturalist]
Agalope simplex; [LepIndex]

References:

[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
[JHS]
Japan Heterocerits's Society; (Back Issues); Tinea vols 10-20
[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
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1894
Neue Spinner aus Asien Ent. Tidskr. 15 : 169-177
Hering, 1922
Revision der orientalischen Chalcosiinen Archiv f. Naturg. 88 A (11) : 1-93
Hering, 1926
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Zygaeniden V Dt. ent. Z. Iris 40 : 109-112
Hope, 1841
Descriptions of some new Insects, collected in Assam by William Griffith, Esq., Assistant-Surgeon in the Madras Medical Service, and attached to the late Scientific Mission to Assam Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. 18 : 435-447, pl. 30-31
Horie, 1994
Discovery of a chalcosiine moth of the genus Achelura (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) from Taiwan Tyõ Ga 44 : 221-225
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of Zygaenidae from Sumatra, Ceram, and New Guinea Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 270-278
Jordan, 1925
New Oriental Zygaenidae Novit. Zool. 32 (2) : 230-237
Kirby, 1892
A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths). Sphinges and Bombyces Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1 : 1-951
Owada, 1996
Two New Chalcosiine Moths (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) from Northern Vietnam Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus. (A) Zool. 22 (1) : 45-53
Horie & Xue in Owada, Horie & Xue, 1999; Owada & Horie in Owada, Horie & Xue, 1999; Owada in Owada, Horie & Xue, 1999
Three new chalcosiine moths of the genus Achelura (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) from the northern Indo-Chinese Peninsula and southwestern China Tinea 16 (1) : 20-28
Rothschild, 1904
Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 310-322, pl. 2-3
Jordan in Seitz, 1907
Die Indo-Australischen Spinner und Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 10 : 1-909, pl. 1-100
Snellen, 1903
Enumeration des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Java Tijdschr. Ent. 45 : 151-242, pl. 13-15
Talbot, 1929
Descriptions of some moths collected by Messrs. C., F., and J. Pratt in New Guinea, Ceram, Buru, and Sumatra Bull. Hill Mus. 3 : 87-95
Yen, Robinson & Quicke, 2005
The phylogenetic relationships of Chalcosiinae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Zygaenidae) Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 143 : 161-341

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