Species Mimeusemia simplex (T.P. Lucas, 1891)
- Agarista simplex 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 [301].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, Queensland. - Agarista proerosia Druce, H. 1895. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from the Eastern Islands and tropical America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 15: 41-50 [41-42].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂, ♀, [Indonesia,] Kepulauan Kai], Key Island. - Mimeusemia vitticollis Rothschild, L.W. 1896. New Lepidoptera. Novitates Zoologicae 3: 91-99 [94].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, [Papua New Guinea,] D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Fergusson. - Mimeusemia obiensis Rothschild, W. 1898. Some new Lepidoptera from Obi. Novitates Zoologicae 5: 416-418 [418].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, [Indonesia,] Moluccas, Obi. - Mimeusemia buruensis Jordan, K. 1912. Agaristidae. Pp. 1-30, pls 1-4 in Seitz, A. (ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Macrolepidoptera of the Indo-Australian Fauna. 11. Noctuiform Phalaenae. Stuttgart : Alfred Kernen Verlag ii+488 pp, 56 pls. [18].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀, [Indonesia,] Buru. - Mimeusemia eumelas Jordan, K. 1912. Agaristidae. Pp. 1-30, pls 1-4 in Seitz, A. (ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Macrolepidoptera of the Indo-Australian Fauna. 11. Noctuiform Phalaenae. Stuttgart : Alfred Kernen Verlag ii+488 pp, 56 pls. [18].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, [Indonesia, Moluccas,] Halmahera. - Mimeusemia limata Jordan, K. 1926. The Agaristidae and Zygaenidae from the Bismarck Archipelago in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 33: 358-366 [359-360].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2 ♂♂, [Papua New Guinea,] Bismarck Archipelago, Telesea; BMNH 1 ♀, [Papua New Guinea], Bismarck Archipelago, New Ireland.
Notes
Edwards (1996) lists Agarista proerosia Druce incorrectly as described in 1893, rather than 1895.
Notes
From Edwards (1996): Lucas described this species from Queensland. It is now known to be widespread from Buru to New Ireland but is known from Australia only from the holotype.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2016 | Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 | 21-Mar-2016 | MODIFIED | Mrs Sandra Zwick |
| 06-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED |