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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Nyctemera (Nyctemera) mastrigti De Vos, 1996

[Nyctemera mastrigti De Vos, 1996] (holotype: Langda, Star Mts., in ZMAN)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: The species is endemic in New Guinea. Another, yet undescribed subspecies is found in PNG. It is a rare species, found at high altitudes.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Ilaga, Langda, Pass Valley, Wamena (45 km north), Welesi. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: CKC, KSP, ZMAN. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Vos R. de 1996. Nyctemera pseudokala sp.nov. and N. mastrigti sp.nov., two new species from Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 17(3): 301-311.