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ID: Herochroma cristata Warren, 1894
1. Actenochroma cristata Warren, 1894- Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 381
2. Actenochroma subopalina sp. nov Warren, 1894 - Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 382
Both available at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24179#page/419/mode/1up
3. Pseudoterpna subtepens Hampson 1895, Fauna of British India Part 3; No.4025 page 479
4.Archaeobalbis cristata Prout, 1932. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12 pg 46; image 5h
5.Han, H., Xue, D. and Li, H. 2003. A study on the genus Herochroma Swinhoe in China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae)[J]. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA SINICA, 2003, 46(5): 629-639.
6. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 64.
SS: Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916)
OD: Archaeobalbis cristata subspoliata Prout, 1916. Novit. zool. Vol. 23:1-77. TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33707586#page/22/mode/1up
Archaeobalbis subspoliata Prout, 1916. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12, pg 46.
Inoue, H. 1999. Revision of the genus Herochroma Swinhoe (Geometridae, Geometrinae). Tinea 16 (2): 76-105. Fig. 33-34. Raised subspoliata to species level.
Plotkin, D. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2020. Review of recent taxonomic changes to the emerald moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 8. 1-30. States subspoliata is raised to species level.
Probably replaces Herochroma cristata in South India. I think this is the only Herochroma from S. India.
Herochroma costata Kirti, Goyal & Kaur, 2012. This was described from Karnataka. This species name is thus considered a nomen nudum (Plotkin & Kawahara, 2020).
1. Actenochroma cristata Warren, 1894- Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 381
2. Actenochroma subopalina sp. nov Warren, 1894 - Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 382
Both available at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24179#page/419/mode/1up
3. Pseudoterpna subtepens Hampson 1895, Fauna of British India Part 3; No.4025 page 479
4.Archaeobalbis cristata Prout, 1932. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12 pg 46; image 5h
5.Han, H., Xue, D. and Li, H. 2003. A study on the genus Herochroma Swinhoe in China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae)[J]. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA SINICA, 2003, 46(5): 629-639.
6. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 64.
SS: Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916)
OD: Archaeobalbis cristata subspoliata Prout, 1916. Novit. zool. Vol. 23:1-77. TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33707586#page/22/mode/1up
Archaeobalbis subspoliata Prout, 1916. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12, pg 46.
Inoue, H. 1999. Revision of the genus Herochroma Swinhoe (Geometridae, Geometrinae). Tinea 16 (2): 76-105. Fig. 33-34. Raised subspoliata to species level.
Plotkin, D. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2020. Review of recent taxonomic changes to the emerald moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 8. 1-30. States subspoliata is raised to species level.
Probably replaces Herochroma cristata in South India. I think this is the only Herochroma from S. India.
Herochroma costata Kirti, Goyal & Kaur, 2012. This was described from Karnataka. This species name is thus considered a nomen nudum (Plotkin & Kawahara, 2020).
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