Species Thoracolopha argonephra (Turner, 1931)
- Caradrina argonephra Turner, A.J. 1931. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Supplementary. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 56: 325-344 [339].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC 14044 ♂, Perth, WA.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC ♀, Perth, WA
Comment: The diagnostic presence or absence of a corona for the genus cannot be confirmed in this species as the apical tips of the valvae are missing from the lectotype. Instead the diagnostic character of absence of large claw-like cornuti at the distal end of the vesica was used to refer this species to Thoracolopha.Subsequent designation references:
Hitchcock, B., Edwards, E. & Mitchell, A. 2017. Integrating dots and spots with COI sequence data reinstates Thoracolopha Turner, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), for 13 Australian species formerly in Proteuxoa Hampson, 1903. Austral Entomology 57: 418–439 [Date published 2 October 2017: print copy available November 2018] [428].
Generic Combinations
- Thoracolopha argonephra (Turner, 1931) Hitchcock et al. —
Hitchcock, B., Edwards, E. & Mitchell, A. 2017. Integrating dots and spots with COI sequence data reinstates Thoracolopha Turner, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), for 13 Australian species formerly in Proteuxoa Hampson, 1903. Austral Entomology 57: 418–439 [Date published 2 October 2017: print copy available November 2018] [428]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Diagnosis
Diagnosis in Hitchcock et al. (2017)
Diagnosis References
Hitchcock, B., Edwards, E. & Mitchell, A. 2017. Integrating dots and spots with COI sequence data reinstates Thoracolopha Turner, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), for 13 Australian species formerly in Proteuxoa Hampson, 1903. Austral Entomology 57: 418–439 [Date published 2 October 2017: print copy available November 2018] [428]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2022 | NOCTUOIDEA | 29-Oct-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |