Metarbela

Metarbela Holland, 1893

Metarbela Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 535; TS: Metarbela stivafer Holland

Metarbela; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Metarbela (Metarbelidae); Lehmann, 2019, Dissertation: 293

Metarbela abdulrahmani Lehmann, 2008

Tanzania. See [maps]

Metarbela abdulrahmani Lehmann, 2008; J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 97 (1): 52, pl. 1, f. 4; TL: Tanzania, East Usambara Mtns, Amani

Metarbela abdulrahmani; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela alluaudi Le Cerf, 1914

Kenya. See [maps]

Metarbela alluaudi Le Cerf, 1914; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1914: 400; TL: E.Africa, Taveta

Metarbela alluaudi; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela bifasciata Gaede, 1929

Nigeria. See [maps]

Metarbela bifasciata Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 g; TL: Niger, Ilesha

Metarbela bifasciata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela bipuncta Hampson, 1920

Malawi. See [maps]

Metarbela bipuncta Hampson, 1920; Novit. zool. 26 (2): 265; TL: Br. C. Africa, Mt Mlanje

Metarbela bipuncta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela bueana Strand, 1913

Cameroon. See [maps]

Metarbela bueana Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturgesch. 78 A (12): 126; TL: Buea, 1000-1200m

Metarbela bueana; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela chidzingai Lehmann, 2008

Tanzania. See [maps]

Metarbela chidzingai Lehmann, 2008; J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 97 (1): 53, pl. 1, f. 5; TL: Tanzania, Morogoro Distr., Mikumi, 1750ft

Metarbela chidzingai; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela cinereolimbata Le Cerf, 1914

Kenya. See [maps]

Metarbela cinereolimbata Le Cerf, 1914; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1914: 399; TL: Afr. orientale anglaise, Taita, Bura, 1050m

Metarbela cinereolimbata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela costistrigata Hampson, 1920

S.Africa. See [maps]

Metarbela costistrigata Hampson, 1920; Novit. zool. 26 (2): 266; TL: Transvaal, Johannesburg

Metarbela costistrigata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela cremorna Hampson, 1920

Ghana. See [maps]

Metarbela cremorna Hampson, 1920; Novit. zool. 26 (2): 265; TL: Gold Coast, Kumasi

Metarbela cremorna; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910

Angola, Zimbabwe, S.Africa. See [maps]

Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (31): 124; TL: Rhodesia, Bulawayo
Teragra neurosticta Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (31): 127; TL: Transvaal

Metarbela cymaphora; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Teragra neurosticta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Metarbela dialeuca Hampson, 1910

Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, S.Africa. See [maps]

Metarbela dialeuca Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (31): 124; TL: Br. E. Africa, Mutito-wa-Ndei

Metarbela dialeuca; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela diodonta Hampson, 1916

Somalia. See [maps]

Metarbela diodonta Hampson, 1916; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 164, pl. 2, f. 28; TL: Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000ft

Metarbela diodonta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela distincta Le Cerf, 1922

Kenya. See [maps]

Metarbela distincta Le Cerf, 1922; Voy. Roths. Ethiopie & Afr. Orient: 461; TL: E.Africa, Lake Rudolf

Metarbela distincta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela erecta Gaede, 1929

Angola, ..., Tanzania, Malawi, ..., Somalia. See [maps]

Metarbela erecta Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 g; TL: Germ. E. Africa, Lindi Distr., Tendaguru

Metarbela erecta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela fumida Karsch, 1896

Togo. See [maps]

Metarbela fumida Karsch, 1896; Ent. Nachr. 22: 140; TL: Togogebiet, Bismarckburg

Metarbela fumida; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela funebris Gaede, 1929

Nigeria. See [maps]

Metarbela funebris Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 509, pl. 58, f. g; TL: Niger, Warri

Metarbela funebris; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela haberlandorum Lehmann, 1997

Kenya. See [maps]

Metarbela haberlandorum Lehmann, 1997; Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 18 (1): 47; TL: Kenya, Kwale Distr., Kaya Muhaka, 45m

Metarbela haberlandorum; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela inconspicua Gaede, 1929

Angola. See [maps]

Metarbela inconspicua Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 g; TL: Angola, Bihé

Metarbela inconspicua; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela kobesi Lehmann, 2007

Namibia. See [maps]

Metarbela kobesi Lehmann, 2007; Esperiana Memoir 4: 173, pl. 17, f. 2; TL: Namibia, Erongo Region, Hungarob Valley

Metarbela kobesi; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela laguna Hampson, 1920

Ghana. See [maps]

Metarbela laguna Hampson, 1920; Novit. zool. 26 (2): 265; TL: Gold Coast, Bibianaha

Metarbela laguna; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela latifasciata Gaede, 1929

Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]

Metarbela latifasciata Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 g; TL: Br. E. Afr., Nairobi

Metarbela latifasciata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela leucostigma (Hampson, 1910)

Lesotho. See [maps]

Teragra leucostigma Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (31): 125; TL: Basutoland, Machacha, 10000ft

Metarbela leucostigma; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Teragra leucostigma; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Metarbela lornadepewae Lehmann, 2009

Tanzania. See [maps]

Metarbela lornadepewae Lehmann, 2009; J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 97 (2): 189, pl. 1, f. 1; TL: Tanzania, Udzungwa Mts, Mufindi, 1960m

Metarbela lornadepewae; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela micra Karsch, 1896

Togo. See [maps]

Metarbela micra Karsch, 1896; Ent. Nachr. 22: 141; TL: Togogebiet, Bismarckburg

Metarbela micra; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005

Namibia, S.Africa. See [maps]

Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005; Ent. Zs. 115 (1): 10; TL: Namibia, Karasburg Distr., Gondwana Canyon Lodge

Metarbela naumanni; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela nubifera (Bethune-Baker, 1909)

Kenya, Uganda. See [maps]

Marshalliana nubifera Bethune-Baker, 1909; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3 (17): 425; TL: Br. E. Africa, Nairobi

Metarbela nubifera; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela ochracea Gaede, 1929

Metarbela ochracea Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 g

Metarbela ochracea; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL]

Metarbela onusta Karsch, 1896

Guinea, ..., Togo. See [maps]

Metarbela onusta Karsch, 1896; Ent. Nachr. 22: 139; TL: Togogebiet, Bismarckburg

Metarbela onusta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela perstriata (Hampson, 1916)

Somalia. See [maps]

Metarblea perstriata Hampson, 1916; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 165, pl. 2, f. 29; TL: Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbea, 3000ft

Metarbela perstriata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela plagifera Gaede, 1929

Tanzania. See [maps]

Metarbela plagifera Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 h; TL: Germ. E. Afr., Dodoma

Metarbela plagifera; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela pygatula Strand, 1913 Equatorial Guinea

Metarbela pygatula Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturgesch. 78 A (12): 34; TL: Nkolentangan

Metarbela pygatula; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela quadriguttata Aurivillius, 1925 Equatorial Guinea

Metarbela quadriguttata Aurivillius, 1925; Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 4): 1348, f. 91; TL: Fernando Poo, O-wassa

Metarbela quadriguttata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela rava Karsch, 1896

Cameroon, ..., Uganda. See [maps]

Metarbela rava Karsch, 1896; Ent. Nachr. 22: 140; TL: Cameroon, Victoria

Metarbela rava; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela reticulosana Strand, 1913

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea. See [maps]

Metarbela reticulosana Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturgesch. 78 A (12): 33; TL: Uelleburg

Metarbela recticulosana; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Metarbela reticulosana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela rufa Gaede, 1929

Cameroon. See [maps]

Metarbela rufa Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508; TL: Cameroon, Namiong

Metarbela rufa; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela shimonii Lehmann, 2008

Kenya. See [maps]

Metarbela shimonii Lehmann, 2008; J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 97 (1): 47, pl. 1, f. 1; TL: Kenya, Kwale Distr., Gogoni Forest, nr site 10

Metarbela shimonii; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela simillima (Hampson, 1910)

Kenya, Uganda. See [maps]

Teragra simillima Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 6 (31): 127; TL: Br. E. Afr., Muito-wa-Ndei

Metarbela simillima; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Teragra simillima; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Metarbela sphacobapta Tams, 1929

Angola. See [maps]

Metarbela sphacobapta Tams, 1929; Bull. Hill Mus. 3: 164, pl. 8, f. 5; TL: Angola, Upper Cubango-Cunene Watershed, 5500ft

Metarbela sphacobapta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela stivafer Holland, 1893

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea. See [maps]

Metarbela stivafer Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 535; TL: Ogové R. Valley

Metarbela stivafer; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Metarbela taifensis Wiltshire, 1988

W.Arabia, Yemen. See [maps]

Metarbela taifensis Wiltshire, 1988; Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9: 71; TL: Saudi Arabia, Taif

Metarbela taifensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela triangularis Gaede, 1929

Tanzania. See [maps]

Metarbela triangularis Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 508, pl. 78 f; TL: Germ. E. Afr., Dar-es-Salaam

Metarbela triangularis; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela triguttata Aurivillius, 1905

Cameroon. See [maps]

Metarbela triguttata Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12): 41; TL: Atlantika Gebirge, Daradje

Metarbela triguttata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela trisignata Gaede, 1929

Namibia. See [maps]

Metarbela trisignata Gaede, 1929; Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 509, pl. 78 h; TL: D.S.W. Africa, Tsumeb

Metarbela trisignata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela tuckeri (Butler, 1875)

Natal. See [maps]

Cryptothelea tuckeri Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96): 401; TL: Natal

Metarbela tuckeri; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela vaualba Hampson, 1920

Malawi. See [maps]

Metarbela vau-alba [= vaualba] Hampson, 1920; Novit. zool. 26 (2): 266; TL: Br. C. Afr., Mt Mlanje

Metarbela vaualba; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Metarbela weinmanni Lehmann, 2007

Namibia. See [maps]

Metarbela weinmanni Lehmann, 2007; Esperiana Memoir 4: 174, pl. 17, f. 3; TL: Namibia, Erongo Region, Brandberg, Mason Shelter

Metarbela weinmanni; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1905
Lieutnant A. Schultzes Sammlung von Lepidopteren aus West-Africa Ark. Zool. 2 (12) : 1-47, pl. 1-5
Aurivillius, 1925
Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1910-1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Lepidoptera. IV. Teil Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 4) : 1243-1359
Bethune-Baker, 1909
Descriptions of new African Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3 (17) : 422-437
Butler, 1875
On a Collection of Lepidoptera from Southern Africa, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96) : 394-420
Le Cerf, 1914
Diagnoses sommaires de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'Afrique orientale anglaise (Lep. Cossidae, Arbelidae et Hepialidae) Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1914 : 399-401
Le Cerf, 1922
Voyage de M. le Baron Maurice de Rothschild en Éthiopie et en Afrique orientale anglaise (1904-1905). Lépidoptères. Hétérocères Voy. Roths. Ethiopie & Afr. Orient : 387-482, pl. 40-43
Hampson, 1910
Descriptions of new African Moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 430-464, 5 (30): 465-496, 6 (31): 116-141, 6 (32): 145-160
Hampson, 1916
On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr W. Feather. With Description of New Species by Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., L. B. Prout, J. H. Durant and Dr. Karl Jordan Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 91-183, pl. 1-2
Hampson, 1920
On new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae, with the characters of two new families Novit. zool. 26 (2) : 253-282
Holland, 1893
Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera Psyche 6 : 373-376, 393-400, 411-418, 431-434, 451-454, 469-476, 487-490, 513-520, 531-538, 549-552, 565-568, pl. 10, 17-18, 20-21
Karsch, 1896
Die Hollandiiden oder die äthiopischen Arbeliden W. J. Holland's Ent. Nachr. 22 : 135-142
Lehmann, 1997
Metarbela haberlandorum sp. nov., a new moth from Kenya (Lepidoptera: Metarbelidae) Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 18 (1) : 45-53
Lehmann, 2008
Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species from two upland forests J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 97 (1) : 43-82
Lehmann, 2009
Six new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, including one new species from Marenji Forest in southeast coastal Kenya J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 97 (2) : 187-206
Lehmann, 2019
First revision of the family Metarbelidae Strand, 1909 (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea Leach, 1815) and a phylogeny based on adult morphology of 60 genera from the Afrotropical and Oriental Region Dissertation : 1-397
Mey, 2005
Metarbela naumanni sp. nov. from southern Africa (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Metarbelidae) Ent. Zs. 115 (1) : 10-12
Lehmann in Mey, 2007
The Lepididoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2 Esperiana Memoir 4 : 1-304
Gaede in Seitz, 1929
Die Africanischen Spinner und Schwärmer Gross-Schmett. Erde 14 : 1-597, pl. 1-80
Strand, 1913
Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn Tessmann nach Süd Kamerun und Spanisch Guinea. Lepidoptera. IV Archiv Naturgesch. 78 A (12) : 30-84, pl. 1-2
Strand, 1913
Weitere Schmetterlingen aus Kamerun gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur E. Hintz Archiv Naturgesch. 78 A (12) : 121-131
Tams, 1929
New African Lepidoptera Heterocera Bull. Hill Mus. 3 : 163-173, pl. 8
Wiltshire, 1988
Fam. Metarbelidae, Geometridae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae (part 6) Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9 : 68-82

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