Altha

Altha Walker, 1862

Altha Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 173; TS: Altha nivea Walker

Altha (Altha); [CoL]
Altha; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Altha (Limacodidae); Hering, 1928, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 460; [MOB1], 62; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 53
Altha (Limacodinae); Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680

Altha basalis West, 1940

Zaire, Tanzania. See [maps]

Altha basalis West, 1940; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 6 (31): 121, pl. 3, f. 16; TL: Congo Free State, Lufira Valley

Altha basalis; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Altha rubrifusalis Hampson, 1910

Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ghana, S.Nigeria, ..., Tanzania. See [maps]

Altha rubrifusalis Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (32): 148; TL: S.Nigeria, Asaba

Altha rubrifusalis; Hering, 1928, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 461; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Subgenus Altha

Subgenus Altha (Altha); Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 52

Altha nivea Walker, 1862

Bhutan, India, S.China, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Palawan, Taiwan. See [maps]

Altha nivea Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 173; TL: Sarawak

Altha (Altha) nivea; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 53; Irungbam, Chib & Solovyev, 2017, J. Threatened Taxa 9 (2): 9801; [CoL]
Altha nivea; Seitz, 1912, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: pl. 50 b; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680, pl. 86 f; [MOB1], 64, pl. 5; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MOB]

Altha pura (Snellen, 1900)

Java, Sumatra, Banguey. See [maps]

Narosa pura Snellen, 1900; Tijdschr. Ent. 43 (1): 91, pl. 4, f. 6; TL: Java

Altha (Altha) pura; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 52 (note); [CoL]
Altha lacteola pura; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680, pl. 86 f

Altha melanopsis Strand, 1915 Taiwan

Altha melanopsis Strand, 1915; Suppl. Ent. 4: 8; TL: Formosa

Altha (Altha) melanopsis; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 53 (note); Solovyev, 2017, Zool. Zh. 96 (10) Ent. Review 97 (8): 1145 (list); [CoL]
Altha lacteola melanopsis; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680
Altha melanopsis; Matsumura, 1931, Insecta Matsumurana 5 (3): 113 (list)

Altha kerangatis Holloway, 1982

Borneo. See [maps]

Altha kerangatis Holloway, 1982; Intr. Moths of South East Asia: 183; TL: Borneo

Altha (Altha) kerangatis; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 53 (note); [CoL]
Altha kerangatis; [MOB1], 65, pl. 5; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]

Altha purina Holloway, 1982

Altha (Altha) purina; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 53 (note); [CoL]

Subgenus Belgoraea Walker, 1865

Belgoraea Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 496; TS: Belgoraea subnotata Walker
- = Altha; [MOB1], 62

Subgenus Belgoraea (Altha); Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54
Altha (Belgoraea); [CoL]
Belgoraea; [NHM-BMW]

Altha subnotata (Walker, 1865)

N.India, Nepal. See [maps]

Belgoraea subnotata Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 497; TL: North Hindostan

Altha (Belgoraea) subnotata; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54 (note); [CoL]
Altha subnotata; Yoshimoto, 1994, Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1): 85, pl. 82, f. 7; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]

Altha adala (Moore, 1859)

Burma, Thailand, Java, Bali, Borneo. See [maps]

Narosa adala Moore, 1859; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 418, pl. 11a, f. 14; TL: Java

Altha (Belgoraea) adala; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54 (note); [CoL]
Altha adala; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680, pl. 86 f; [MOB1], 65, pl. 5; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]

Altha contaminata (Hampson, 1891)

Nilgiris. See [maps]

Narosa contaminata Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 63, pl. 142, f. 3; TL: Nilgiris

Altha (Belgoraea) contaminata; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54 (note); [CoL]
Altha contaminata; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680, pl. 86 f; [LepIndex]

Altha rufescens Swinhoe, 1893

Sri Lanka. See [maps]

Altha rufescens Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (69): 211; TL: Ceylon

Altha (Belgoraea) rufescens; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54 (note); [CoL]
Altha rufescens; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680, pl. 86 f; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]

Altha lacteola (Swinhoe, 1890)

India, Sri Lanka. See [maps]

Narosa lacteola Swinhoe, 1890; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (1): 193; TL: Rangoon

Altha (Belgoraea) lacteola; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54 (note); [CoL]
Altha lacteola; Hering, 1931, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 680; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]

Altha nuristana Daniel, 1965

Afghanistan. See [maps]

Altha nuristana Daniel, 1965; Zs. Wiener ent. Ges. 50 (9/10): 140, pl. 17, f. 34; TL: Afhanistan, Nuristan 25km N of Barikot, 1800m

Altha (Belgoraea) nuristana; Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54 (note); [CoL]
Altha nuristana; [LepIndex]

Altha nix Solovyev & Witt, 2009

N.Vietnam. See [maps]

Altha (Belgoraea) nix Solovyev & Witt, 2009; Entomofauna Suppl. 16: 54; TL: N.Vietnam, 900m, Tam Dao, 75km N Hanoi

Altha (Belgoraea) nix; [CoL]

References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[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
[JHS]
Japan Heterocerits's Society; (Back Issues); Tinea vols 10-20
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[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
[MOB] Holloway & Barlow
Online version of; Moths of Borneo
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Holloway in Barlow, 1982
An Introduction to the Moths of South East Asia Intr. Moths of South East Asia: 305pp, ix, 50pls
Daniel, 1965
Österreichische entomologische Iran-Afghanistan-Expeditionen. Beiträge zur Lepidopterenfauna, Teil 4. (Weitere Beiträge zur Bombyces et Sphinges Fauna) Zs. Wiener ent. Ges. 50 (9/10) : 121-145
Hampson, 1891
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part 8. The lepidoptera of heterocera of the Nilgiri district Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8 : 1-144, pl. 139-156
Hampson, 1910
Descriptions of new African Moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 430-464, 5 (30): 465-496, 6 (31): 116-141, 6 (32): 145-160
Yoshimoto in Haruta, 1994
Moths of Nepal 3 Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1) : 1-2 (Horie), : 3-40 (Yazaki), : 41-62 (Sato), : 63-84 (Kishida), : 85-139 (Yoshimoto), : 140-160 (Haruta), : 161-170 (Sugi), : pl. 65-96
[MOB1]; Holloway, 1986
Moths of Borneo 1. The Moths of Borneo: Key to Families Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Ratardidae, Dudgeoneidae, Epipyropinae and Limacodidae Malay Nat. J. 40 : 1-166
Irungbam, Chib & Solovyev, 2017
Moths of the family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from Bhutan with six new generic and 12 new species records J. Threatened Taxa 9 (2) : 9795-9813
Matsumura, 1931
Description of some new genera and species from Japan, with a list of species of the gamil Cochilidionidae Insecta Matsumurana 5 (3) : 101-116
Moore, 1859
A Catalogue of the lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of natural History at East-India House in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2 : 279-440, pl. 13-23,7a,8a,9a,10a,11a,12a,13a
Snellen in Piepers & Snellen, 1900
Enumeration des Lepidopteres Heteroceres recueillis a Java Tijdschr. Ent. 43 (1) : 12-108, pl. 1-4
Seitz, 1912
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 2. Die Palaearktischen Spinner & Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 2 : 1-479 [Macrolep.], pl. 1-56
Hering in Seitz, 1931
Die Indo-Australischen Spinner und Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 10 : 1-909, pl. 1-100
Hering in Seitz, 1928
Die Africanischen Spinner und Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 14 : 1-597, pl. 1-80
Solovyev, 2017
Limacodid moths (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) of Taiwan, with descriptions of six new species Zool. Zh. 96 (10) : 1204-1212, Ent. Review 97 (8): 1140-1148
Solovyev & Witt, 2009
The Limacodidae of Vietnam Entomofauna Suppl. 16 : 33-229
Strand, 1915
H. Sauter's Formosa Ausbeute: Limacodidae, Lasiocampidae und Psychidae (Lep.) Suppl. Ent. 4 : 4-13
Swinhoe, 1890
The moths of Burma. Part I, II Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (1): 161-200, pl. 6, (2): 201-296, pl. 7-8
Swinhoe, 1893
New species of Oriental moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (69) : 210-225
Walker, 1862
Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6 : 82-145, 171-198
Walker, 1865
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)
West, 1940
Descripitons of new Species of Limacodidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 6 (31) : 117-128, pl. 3

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