Metarctia

Metarctia
	Metarctia burra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Syntomini
Genus:	Metarctia; Walker, 1855
Synonyms
	Metaretia Pagenstecher, 1909; Anace Walker, 1856; Hebena Walker, 1856; Hexaneura Wallengren, 1860; Notharctia Strand, 1912; Thyretarctia Strand, 1912; Mecistorhabdia Kiriakoff, 1953; Metarhodia Kiriakoff, 1953; Oenarctia Kiriakoff, 1953; Pterophaea Kiriakoff, 1953; Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 1957; Pinheya Kiriakoff, 1973; Pinheyata Nye, 1980;

Metarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1]

Species

Metarctia aethiops (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Metarctia alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Metarctia atrivenata Kiriakoff, 1956
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia brunneipennis Hering, 1932
Metarctia brunneoaurantiaca (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia burra (Schaus, 1893)
Metarctia burungae Debauche, 1942
Metarctia carmel Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia cinnamomea (Wallengren, 1860)
Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia confederationis Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia crocina (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia debauchei Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia diversa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia dracoena (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Metarctia epimela (Kiriakoff, 1979)
Metarctia fario Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia flora Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia fontainei Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955
Metarctia fuliginosa Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia fulvia Hampson, 1901
Metarctia fusca Hampson, 1901
Metarctia galla Rougeot, 1977
Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia hebenoides (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia heinrichi Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia henrardi Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia heringi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia hulstaertiana Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia hypomela Kiriakoff, 1956
Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892
Metarctia infausta Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia insignis Kiriakoff, 1959
Metarctia jansei (Kiriakoff, 1957)
Metarctia johanna (Kiriakoff, 1979)
Metarctia jordani Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920
Metarctia lateritia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Metarctia lindemannae Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia longipalpis Hulstaert, 1923
Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926
Metarctia maria Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914
Metarctia morag Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia morosa Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia negusi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia nigricornis Debauche, 1942
Metarctia nigritarsis Berio, 1941
Metarctia noctis Druce, 1910
Metarctia olbrechtsi (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Metarctia pallens Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia pamela Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia paulis Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia pavlitzkae (Kiriakoff, 1961)
Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
Metarctia priscilla Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia pulverea Hampson, 1907
Metarctia pumila Hampson, 1909
Metarctia quinta (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia robusta (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia rubra (Walker, 1856)
Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
Metarctia saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960
Metarctia salmonea Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia sarcosoma Hampson, 1901
Metarctia schoutedeni Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia seydeliana (Kiriakoff, 1953)
Metarctia sheljuzhkoi Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia subincarnata (Kiriakoff, 1954)
Metarctia subpallens Kiriakoff, 1956
Metarctia tenebrosa (Le Cerf, 1922)
Metarctia tenera (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia transvaalica (Kiriakoff, 1973)
Metarctia tricolorana Wichgraf, 1922
Metarctia unicolor (Oberthür, 1880)
Metarctia uniformis Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949
Metarctia venustissima Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Taxonomy

Collocaliodes was established as a subgenus of Metarctia.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (January 2, 2017). "Metarctia Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 1957". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

Przybyłowicz, Ł. & Bąkowski, M. (2011). "Anapisa monotonia Kiriakoff, 1963 – a junior synonym of Anapisa holobrunnea (Talbot, 1932), with new records of Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Ghana". Zootaxa. 3031: 54–60.

External links

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metarctia Walker, 1855". Afromoths. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

[1] Savela, Markku (January 2, 2017). "Metarctia Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

[2] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 1957". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

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