Genus Barasa Walker, 1862
DRAFT RECORD
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- Barasa Walker, F. 1862. Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 6: 82-145, 171-198 [192].
Type species:
Barasa acronyctoides Walker, 1862 by monotypy (Borneo : Sarawak). - Ceparcha Meyrick, E. 1889. On some Lepidoptera from New Guinea. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1889: 455-522 [476].
Type species:
Ceparcha cymatistis Meyrick, 1889 by monotypy (New Guinea : [Papua], Mt Obree or adjoining ranges).
Introduction
Barasa Walker, 1862 is placed in the old concept of Sarrothripinae. Edwards (1996) included it in the Nolinae on the basis that Australian species lack an ocellus, and Holloway (1998) formalised this arrangement.
General References
Edwards, E.D. 1996. Noctuidae. pp. 291-333 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM.
Holloway, J.D. 1998. The classification of the Sarrothripinae, Chloephorinae, Camptolominae and Nolinae as the Nolidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Quadrifina 1: 247-276
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2017 | 09-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Nov-2011 | 15-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Feb-2012 | 09-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |