Subfamily Nolinae

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Introduction

The Nolinae have sometimes been treated as a family. They were considered as a subfamily of the Arctiidae when revised by Hampson (1900) and were so listed by Strand (1920) in Lepidopterorum Catalogus. The Indoaustralian species were reviewed by Seitz (1913) in Macrolepidoptera of the World also as a subfamily of the Arctiidae. Turner revised the Australian species as a separate family in Turner (1944). Holloway (2003) revised the Bornean noline fauna, including some changes which affected the status of a few Australian taxa.

Australia has many species which are very poorly known and many species are still to be described. Many are placed in the very wide ranging genus Nola Leach but this may change with further studies. Species are known from throughout the continent, some associated with Eucalyptus in arid environments and others from alpine Tasmania while the northern rainforests have some species and genera found in New Guinea. Larvae of Uraba lugens Walker occur widely, can damage Eucalyptus, and are capable of causing skin rashes in humans.

General References

Hampson, G.F. 1900. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Nolinae, Lithosianae) in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 2 xx 589 pp.

Holloway, J.D. 2003. The Moths of Borneo (Part 18): Family Nolidae. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Southdene Sdn. Bhd. Part 18 279 pp., 10 pls.

Seitz, A. 1913. Nolinae. Pp. 107-118, pl. 13 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.

Strand, E. 1920. Arctiidae: Subfam. Nolinae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 24: 441-500

Turner, A.J. 1944. A revision of the Australian Nolidae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 55: 13-50

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