Genus Brunia Moore, 1878
- Brunia Moore, F. 1878. A revision of certain genera of European and Asiatic Lithosiidae, with characters of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 3-37, 3 pls [15].
Type species:
Lithosia antica Walker, 1854 by subsequent designation, see Watson, A., Fletcher, D.S. & Nye, I.W.B. 1980. Noctuioidea (part): Arctiidae, Cocytiidae, Ctenuchidae, Dilobidae, Dioptidae, Lymantriidae, Notodontidae, Strepsimanidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae. In, Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 2 xiv+228 pp., frontispiece. [27] (Ceylon [Sri Lanka]).
Introduction
Based on male genitalic characters Holloway (2001) reinstated Brunia Moore, 1878 from synonymy with the miscellaneous assemblage of taxa currently placed in Eilema Hübner, [1819]. Australian species placed in the genus Manulea Wallengren, 1863 belong in this genus. Holloway (2001) included dorsalis Walker in Brunia Moore, 1878. Examination of male genitalia of replana (Lewin, 1805) indicates that this species should also be placed here. Manulea Wallengren, 1863 (type species Lithosia gilveola Ochsenheimer, 1810) is currently a junior subjective synonym of Eilema Hübner, [1819].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Holloway, J.D. 2001. The Moths of Borneo: Family Arctiidae, subfamily Lithosiinae. Malayan Nature Journal 55(3, 4): 279-486, figs11-461, pls 1-8 [324]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Sep-2010 | ADDED |