Genus Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816

Museums

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• Agrotis Ochsenheimer, F 1816. Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. Leipzig : Bey G. Fleischer dem Jüngern Vol. 4. [66].

  Type species:

   Noctua segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Curtis, J. 1827. British entomology: being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found. London : by the author Vol. 4. [165].
• Agrotis Hübner, J. 1806. Tentamen determinationis digestionis atque denomnationis singularum stirpium Lepidoptorum, peritis ad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communicatum. Augsberg. [2] pp. [[1]] [invalid name; suppressed].
• Scotia Hübner, J. 1821. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. published by the author: Augsburg (16). [226].

  Type species:

   Noctua cinerea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Hampson, G.F. 1903. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Noctuidae in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 4 xx 689 pp. [153].
• Agronoma Hübner, J. 1821. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. published by the author: Augsburg (16). [227].

  Type species:

   Noctua valligera Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Grote, A.R. 1895. List of North American Eupterotidae, Ptilodontidae, Thyatiridae, Apatelidae and Agrotidae. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 14: 43-128 [64].
• Georyx Hübner, J. 1821. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. published by the author: Augsburg (16). [227].

  Type species:

   Noctua segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Hampson, G.F. 1903. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Noctuidae in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 4 xx 689 pp. [153].
• Noctua Boisduval, J.B.A.D.de 1828. Europaeorum Lepidopterorum index methodicus. Paris : Méquignon-Marvis 103 pp. [63] [junior homonym of Noctua Linnaeus, 1758].

  Type species:

   Phalaena exclamationis Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Godart, J.B. & Duponchel, P.A.J. 1829. Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France. Paris : Crevot/Méquignon-Marvis Vol. 7(2) 507 pp., 38 pls. [71].
• Psammophila Stephens, J.F. 1850. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part 5, Lepidoptera. London : British Museum 353 pp. [72] [junior homonym of Psammophila Brown, 1827].

  Type species:

   Noctua ripae Hübner, 1823 by monotypy.
• Elegarda Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 33: 707-1120 [712].

  Type species:

   Agrotis dorsicinis Walker, 1858 by subsequent designation, see Nye, I.W.B. 1975. Noctuoidea (part): Noctuidae, Agaristidae, and Nolidae. In, Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 1 568 pp. frontispiece. [173].
• Tetrapyrgia Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 33: 707-1120 [711].

  Type species:

   Tetrapyrgia graphiphorides Walker, 1865 by monotypy.
• Comophorus Alphéraky, S.N. 1887. Diagnosen einiger neuer centralasiatischer Lepidopteren. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 48: 167-171 [168] [junior homonym of Cosmophorus Agassiz, 1848].

  Type species:

   Comophorus villosus Alphéraky, 1887 by monotypy.
• Porosagrotis Smith. J.B. 1890. Contribution toward a monograph of the insects of the lepidopterous family Noctuidae of temperate North America. — Revision of the species of the genus Agrotis. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 38: I-IV + 1-237 + pls I-V [11, 123].

  Type species:

   Agrotis muraenula Grote & Robinson, 1868 by original designation.
• Lycophorus Staudinger, O. & Rebel, H. 1901. Catalog der Lepidopteren des palaearctischen Faunengebietes. I. Theil: Famil. Papilionidae – Hepialidae. Berlin : Friedländer & Sohn XXXII + 411 pp. + 1 pl. [154] [replacement name of Comophorus Alphéraky, 1887].

  Type species:

   Comophorous villosus Alphéraky, 1887 by monotypy.
• Mesembreuxoa Hampson, G.F. 1903. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Noctuidae in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 4 xx 689 pp. [8, 137].

  Type species:

   Mesembreuxoa chilensis Hampson, 1903 by original designation.
• Neosema Rebel, H. 1907. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 71: 31-130 [55].

  Type species:

   Neosema sesamioides Rebel, 1907 by monotypy.
• Powellinia Oberthür, C. 1912. Études de Lépidoptérologie comparée. Rennes : [by the author] Vol. 6 355 pp. [330].

  Type species:

   Luperina lasserrei Oberthür, 1881 by monotypy.
• Hermonassoides Strand, E. 1915. Lepidoptera aus Bonaberi in Kamerun. Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 4: 153-167 [157].

  Type species:

   Agrotis problematica Strand, 1915 by monotypy.
• Brachypteragrotis Viette, P. 1959. Lépidoptéres de l'île Amsterdam (récoltes de Patrice Paulian, 1955-1956). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 64: 22-29 [25].

  Type species:

   Brachypteragrotis patricei Viette, 1959 by original designation.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Poole, R.W. 1989. Noctuidae. Parts 1–3, Lepidopterorum Catalogus 118 (New Series). Parts 1–3, Lepidopterorum Catalogus 118 (New Series). E.J. Brill & Flora & Fauna Publications : Leiden & Gainsville. xii +1314 pp. [43]
• Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [330]

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Other Regions

Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	NOCTUOIDEA	05-Jul-2017	MODIFIED	Karin Koch
20-Apr-2012		19-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		08-Mar-2012	MODIFIED