Introduction

The Eupterotidae were revised by Turner (1922b) and included in Seitz, Macrolepidoptera of the World, by Seitz (1924b) and Strand (1924). The composition of the family and the subfamily arrangement used here follows Forbes (1955).

In Australia six species are included in three genera but the Australian endemic genus Panacela Walker contains an unresolved complex of species. In Cotana Walker most of the species are known from New Guinea and the sexes are difficult to associate. Cotana Walker was last revised by Rothschild (1917) and when the New Guinean species are better studied the Australian ones may be more reliably associated with them.

Eupterote Hübner (which extends to Africa) and Cotana Walker are, within Australia, confined to moist areas of northern Queensland. Panacela Walker is found along the eastern coast from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland to southern N.S.W.

The larval hairs of Panacela lewinae (Lewin) have been associated with skin irritation in humans (Southcott 1978, 1987).

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

EUPTEROTIDAE: Eupterote Hübner, 1820 — Oberprieler, R.G., Nässig, W.A. & Edwards, E.D. 2003. Ebbepterote, a new geus for the Australian 'Eupterote' expansa (T.P. Lucas), with a revised classification of the family Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera). Invertebrate Systematics 17: 99-110

General References

Forbes, W.T.M. 1955. The subdivision of the Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 98: 85-132

Rothschild, L.W. 1917. On the genera Melanothrix, Drepanojana, Melandergon, Paracydas, Cotana, Hypercydas, Epicydas and Nervicompressa of the family Eupterotidae aith descriptions of new forms. Novitates Zoologicae 24: 463-492

Seitz, A. 1924. Eupterotidae. Pp. 417-421, 426-432, pls 37, 56 in Seitz, A. (ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 10. Bombyces and Sphinges of the Indo-Australian Region. 2 vols. Stuttgart : Alfred Kernen Verlag 909 pp., 100 pls.

Southcott, R. 1987. Moths and butterflies. pp. 243-257 in Covacevich, J., Davie, P. & Pearn, J. (eds). Toxic Plants and Animals. A Guide for Australia. Brisbane : Queensland Museum 504 pp.

Southcott, R.V. 1978. Lepidopterism in the Australian region. Records of the Adelaide Children's Hospital 2: 87-173

Strand, E. 1924. [Eupterotidae] Apha-Ganisa. Pp. 422-425, pls 29, 31, 36, 37, 56, 57 in Seitz, A. (ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 10. Bombyces and Sphinges of the Indo-Australian Region. 2 vols. Stuttgart : Alfred Kernen Verlag 909 pp., 100 pls.

Turner, A.J. 1922. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Saturniadae, Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Notodontidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 348-390 [Date published 15 Dec. 1922]

History of changes

History of changes

• Cotana Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April] [548].

  Type species:

   Cotana rubrescens Walker, 1865 by original designation.
• Hypercydas Turner, A.J. 1903. New Australian Lepidoptera, with synonymic and other notes. Noctuidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 1-26 [23].

  Type species:

   Hypercydas calliloma Turner, 1903 by monotypy.
• Nervicompressa Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1904. New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea. Novitates Zoologicae 11: 367-429, pls 4-6 [389].

  Type species:

   Nervicompressa unistrigata Bethune-Baker, 1904 by original designation.
• Epicydas Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1908. New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea. Novitates Zoologicae 15: 175-243 [175].

  Type species:

   Epicydas ovata Bethune-Baker, 1908 by original designation.

History of changes

• Cotana neurina Turner, A.J. 1922. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Saturniadae, Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Notodontidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 348-390 [Date published 15 Dec. 1922].

General References

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. [261] (Note # 480: Cotana neurina Turner, 1922 was described from the female. Turner (1931) identified the male as Cotana aroa (Bethune-Baker, 1904), described from a male. Here C. neurina Turner is treated as distinct from C. aroa (Bethune-Baker))

History of changes

• Darala serranotata Lucas, T.P. 1894. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera, with additional localities for known species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 8: 133-166 [138].
• Darala consuta T.P. Lucas, 1900.
• Hypercydas calliloma Turner, A.J. 1903. New Australian Lepidoptera, with synonymic and other notes. Noctuidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 1-26 [23].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, AUSTRALIA: ?North Queensland.

History of changes

• Ebbepterote Oberprieler, R.G., Nässig, W.A. & Edwards, E.D. 2003. Ebbepterote, a new geus for the Australian 'Eupterote' expansa (T.P. Lucas), with a revised classification of the family Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera). Invertebrate Systematics 17: 99-110 [101].

  Type species:

   Darala expansa T.P. Lucas, 1891 (= Eupterote doddi Turner, 1911) by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Darala expansa Lucas, T.P. 1891. On Queensland and other Australian Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 6(2): 277-306.
• Eupterote doddi Turner, A.J. 1911. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 59-135.

Generic Combinations

• Ebbepterote expansa (T.P. Lucas, 1891). —
  Oberprieler, R.G., Nässig, W.A. & Edwards, E.D. 2003. Ebbepterote, a new geus for the Australian 'Eupterote' expansa (T.P. Lucas), with a revised classification of the family Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera). Invertebrate Systematics 17: 99-110 [105]
• Eupterote expansa (T.P. Lucas, 1891).

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

History of changes

• Panacela Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April] [546].

  Type species:

   Panacela rufescens Walker, 1865 by monotypy.
• Semuta Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April] [546].

  Type species:

   Semuta pristina Walker, 1865 by monotypy.
• Mallodeta Turner, A.J. 1922. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Saturniadae, Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Notodontidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 348-390 [Date published 15 Dec. 1922] [359] [nec Butler, 1871].

  Type species:

   Mallodeta nyctopa Turner, 1922 by monotypy.
• Lewinibombyx Strand, E. 1929. [Details not found]. In, Seitz, A. (ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 10. Bombyces and Sphinges of the Indo-Australian Region. 2 vols. Stuttgart : Alfred Kernen Verlag 909 pp., 100 pls. [381].

  Type species:

   Bombyx lewinae Lewin, 1805 by monotypy.

General References

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. [261] (Note #478: Panacela Walker, 1865 and Semuta Walker, 1865 were published simultaneously. Panacela Walker was given priority by Kirby (1892) as first reviser (Fletcher and Nye 1982))

History of changes

• Bombyx lewinae Lewin, J.W. 1805. Prodromus Entomology. Natural History of Lepidopterous Insects of New South Wales. London : T. Bensley 18 pls and text (letterpress). [7, pl. 6].
• Pamea transiens Walker, 1855.
• Oreta sobria Walker, 1855.
• Eriogaster simplex Walker, 1855.
• Bombyx lewinii Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1856. 1850-[1869]. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge. Regensburg : G.J. Manz 84+4 pp., 100+28 pls. [misspel.].
• Thaumatopoea lewinii Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1858. 1850-[1869]. Sammlung neuer, oder wenig bekannter, Aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge. Regensburg : G.J. Manz. [emend.].
• Naprepa pilosa Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April].
• Naprepa hirta Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April].
• Panacela rufescens Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April] [546].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, [AUSTRALIA]: [Queensland], Moreton Bay.
• Semuta pristina Walker, F. 1865. Supplement 2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 322-706 [Date published April] [547].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, [AUSTRALIA]: [Western Australia], Swan River, [Queensland], Moreton Bay.
• Panacela prisca Turner, A.J. 1922. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Saturniadae, Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Notodontidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 348-390 [Date published 15 Dec. 1922] [misspel.].

General References

Newman, E. 1856. Characters of a few Australian Lepidoptera, collected by Mr. Thomas R. Oxley. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2 3(8): 281-300, pl. 18 [Date published April 1856] [261] (Note #479: Panacela lewinae (Lewin, 1805) as treated here is a complex of species and a thorough revision is needed to distinguish them)

History of changes

• Mallodeta nyctopa Turner, A.J. 1922. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Saturniadae, Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Notodontidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 348-390 [Date published 15 Dec. 1922] [359].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, AUSTRALIA: Queensland, National Park.

History of changes

• Panacela syntropha Turner, A.J. 1922. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Saturniadae, Bombycidae, Eupterotidae, Notodontidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 348-390 [Date published 15 Dec. 1922].

History of changes