The Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) of Papua Indonesia
by Alexander Schintlmeister
This is a provisional checklist of the Notodontidae of Papua. The revision of the list is still in progress so the contents may change in time.
The Notodontidae are in Papua represented by at least eight subfamilies:
Dudusinae - Scranciinae - Ceirinae - Cerurinae - Dicranurinae - Notodontinae - Phalerinae - Pygaerinae - unassigned - Thaumetopoeinae
Species listed in grey are only known from Papua New Guinea and are not recorded from the Indonesian part yet
Tarsolepis Butler, 1872
dinawensis Bethune-Baker, 1904
Gangarides Butler, 1872
gigantea (Druce, 1909)
ssp. gigantea (Druce, 1909)
magnifica Rothschild, 1917
Ortholomia Felder, 1861
moluccana Felder, 1861
glauca Walker, 1865
turneri Bethune-Baker, 1904
funerea Bethune-Baker, 1904
melanistis Bethune-Baker, 1916 syn. nov.Pseudogargetta Bethune-Baker, 1904
diversa Bethune-Baker, 1904
Gargettiana Gaede, 1930
punctatissima (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
melanosticta Joicey & Talbot, 1917 syn. nov.
nomo (Kiriakoff, 1967) [status uncertain, may be a synonym of punctatissima]Polychoa Turner, 1906
styphlopis Turner, 1906
ssp. aeruginosa Gaede, 1930
flavibasis (Rothschild, 1917)
bipuncta (Rothschild, 1917)
metallica Kiriakoff, 1967 [endemic]Lasioceros Bethune-Baker, 1904
aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904
dentilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Turnaca Walker, 1865
subcarnea Warren, 1903
Kamalia Kocak & Kemal, 2006
multipunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
Destolmia Walker, 1855
lineata Walker, 1855
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lanceolata Walker, 1865
liturata Walker, 1865
cinerea Lucas, 1891Teleclita Turner, 1903
cinnamomea (Rothschild, 1917) [endemic]
Oxoia Kiriakoff, 1967
irrorativiridis (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
triangularis (Gaede, 1930)Stauropus Germar, 1812
schaarschmidti Schintlmeister, 2003 [endemic]
affinis Rothschild, 1917
pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904
evanescens Gaede, 1930 [endemic]
viridissimus Bethune-Baker, 1904
ssp. viridissimus Bethune-Baker, 1904
habrochlora Turner, 1922Syntypistis Turner, 1907
alboviridis (Rothschild, 1917)
bella (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
rufescens Rothschild, 1917
murina Kiriakoff, 1967chloriolus (Joicey & Talbot, 1917) [endemic]
didyma (Kiriakoff, 1967)
dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
dubiosus (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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[status uncertain, probably conspecific with kebeae]
famelica (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
flavicollis (Rothschild, 1917) [endemic]
histrionica (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
kebeae (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
ssp. kebeae (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
mediobrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
leucocraspedus Joicey & Talbot, 1917
melanogramma Joicey & Talbot, 1917
triplagosus (Rothschild, 1917)
trisospylus Joicey & Talbot, 1917
roseus Gaede, 1930
rufotegula Gaede, 1930
nitidula (Kiriakoff, 1967)
mediogriseus (Gaede, 1930) [endemic]nana (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
nitidus (Rothschild, 1917) [endemic]
pallidifascia (Hampson, 1892)
ssp. germanus Rothschild, 1917poecilochroa (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
purpurascens (Rothschild, 1917) [endemic]
quadrivittata (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
testacea (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
trivia (Kiriakoff, 1967) [endemic]
uskwara (Kiriakoff, 1970) [endemic]
viridigriseus (Rothschild, 1917)
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sciera Turner, 1922viridinitens (Rothschild, 1917)
Netria Walker, 1855
arisemna (Turner, 1931)
Kakostauropus Gaede, 1930
glaucoviridis (Rothschild, 1917)
Omichlis Hampson, 1895
albidilinea Gaede, 1930
calyptis (Swinhoe, 1892)
hampsoni Bethune-Baker, 1904dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1904
erythra Bethune-Baker, 1916
griseola Bethune-Baker, 1904
leucosticta Joicey & Talbot, 1917
lineata Bethune-Baker, 1908
macrospila Kiriakoff, 1970
mediofasciata Rothschild, 1917
ochracea Bethune-Baker, 1904
immaculata Gaede, 1930parallelistriga Rothschild, 1915 [endemic]
plagata Bethune-Baker, 1908
plagiosa Joicey & Talbot, 1917 [endemic]
plusiotis Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]
pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904 [status uncertain, could be conspecific with griseola]
pseudolibatrix Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]
renata Gaede, 1930
rufofasciata Bethune-Baker, 1904
strigata Bethune-Baker, 1908
transversa Bethune-Baker, 1908
trilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Omestis Bethune-Baker, 1908
Archigargetta Kiriakoff, 1967
amydra (Turner, 1903)
albostigmata Rothschild, 1917
amalopa Turner, 1905
funebris Gaede, 1930
cyclopea Kiriakoff, 1967
diakonoffi Kiriakoff, 1967Cascera Walker, 1865
bella Bethune-Baker, 1904
irrorata Rothschild, 1917
ssp. irrorata Rothschild, 1917
pallida Rothschild, 1917
perscripta Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]marginata Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]
flavovirens Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]
albiscripta Rothschild, 1917
ssp. albiscripta Rothschild, 1917
virens Rothschild, 1917inconcisa Swinhoe, 1892 [endemic]
latifasciata Gaede, 1930
callima Bethune-Baker, 1916
archboldiana Kiriakoff, 1967 syn. nov.olivacea Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]
flavolavata Rothschild, 1917variegata Rothschild, 1917 [endemic]
violetta Gaede, 1930 [endemic]
Schoutenia Kiriakoff, 1970
bivittata Kiriakoff, 1970 [endemic]
meeki Rothschild, 1917
striata Rothschild, 1917
ssp. striata Rothschild, 1917undulata (Kiriakoff, 1967)
varians (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Phalera Hübner, 1819
peruda Druce, 1888
Parabasis Bethune-Baker, 1904
pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904
felixi Joicey & Talbot, 1915 [endemic]
Allata Walker, 1862
sg. Allata Walker, 1862affinis (Rothschild, 1917)
novaeguineae Kiriakoff, 1967sg. Celeia Walker, 1865
lignea (Pagenstecher, 1894)
indistincta (Rothschild, 1917)Clostera Samouelle, 1819
fulgurita (Walker, 1855)
rubida (Druce, 1901)
Micromelalopha Nagano, 1916
castanea (Rothschild, 1915) [endemic]
Paramarane Bethune-Baker, 1910
pulchra Bethune-Baker, 1910 [endemic]
nigrolineata (Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916)
list updated on 19th May 2014