Report on the Temporary Evaluations on the Lepidoptera of Some ...

2007 Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera nr.22
In the fortcoming reports on the Lepidoptera of Tanzania, the rates of the successes will
be updated, and new authors will be added.
Preliminary List of the Lepidoptera of Tanzania
(An Updated and Revised List of the Species and Subspecies)
In this list, 2159 species /subspecies are listed alphabetically under the related families. The
synonymous and valid names have been updated by the authors. Nomenclaturally unavailable name
marked with #.
1. Acraea (Actinote) acerata Hewitson,1874 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): acerata Hewitson,1874; vinidia
Hewitson,1874; tenella Rogenhofer,1891; abbotti Holland,1892; brahmsi Suffert,1904; pullula Grünberg,1911;
hoursti Le Cerf,1927.
2. Acraea (Actinote) acuta Howarth,1969 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): acuta Howarth,1969
3. Acraea (Actinote) acuta acuta Howarth,1969 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): acuta Howarth,1969
4. Acraea (Actinote) acuta ngorongoro Kielland,1990 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): ngorongoro Kielland,1990
5. Acraea (Actinote) acuta nigromaculata Kielland,1990 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): nigromaculata Kielland,1990
6. Acraea (Actinote) acuta rubrobasalis Kielland,1990 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): rubrobasalis Kielland,1990
7. Acraea (Actinote) alicia (Sharpe,1890) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): alicia Sharpe,1890; cappadox Oberthür,1893
8. Acraea (Actinote) alicia alicia (Sharpe,1890) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): alicia Sharpe,1890; cappadox
Oberthür,1893
9. Acraea (Actinote) alicia mbulu Kielland,1990 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): mbulu Kielland,1990
10. Acraea (Actinote) alicia uzungwae Kielland,1990 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): uzungwae Kielland,1990
11. Acraea (Actinote) amicitiae Heron,1909 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): amicitiae Heron,1909; polychroma Rebel,1911
12. Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen,1868 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): anacreon Trimen,1868
13. Acraea (Actinote) anacreon bomba Grose-Smith,1889 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): bomba Grose-Smith,1889
14. Acraea (Actinote) aubyni Eltringham,1912 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): aubyni Eltringham,1912
15. Acraea (Actinote) aurivillii Staudinger,1896 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): aurivillii Staudinger,1896; alicia Grose-
Smith,1900 nec Shrp.,1890; smithi Aurivillius,1922 nec Mab.,1879; bombensis Stoneham,1937; ochrextensa
Stoneham,1937; #flavifasciata Stoneham,1937.
16. Acraea (Actinote) aurivillii aurivillii Staudinger,1896 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): aurivillii Staudinger,1896; alicia
Grose-Smith,1900 nec Shrp.,1890; smithi Aurivillius,1922 nec Mab.,1879; bombensis Stoneham,1937; ochrextensa
Stoneham,1937; #flavifasciata Stoneham,1937.
17. Acraea (Actinote) baxteri Sharpe,1902 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): baxteri Sharpe,1902; fuelleborni Thurau,1903
18. Acraea (Actinote) baxteri baxteri Sharpe,1902 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): baxteri Sharpe,1902; fuelleborni
Thurau,1903
19. Acraea (Actinote) baxteri oldeani Kielland,1990 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): oldeani Kielland,1990
20. Acraea (Actinote) baxteri subsquamia Thurau,1903 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): subsquamia Thurau,1903
21. Acraea (Actinote) bonasia (Fabricius,1775) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): bonasia Fabricius,1775; cynthius
Drury,1782; praeponina Staudinger,1896; siabona Suffert,1904.
22. Acraea (Actinote) bonasia bonasia (Fabricius,1775) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): bonasia Fabricius,1775; cynthius
Drury,1782; praeponina Staudinger,1896; siabona Suffert,1904.
23. Acraea (Actinote) cabira Hopffer,1855 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): cabira Hopffer,1855; apecida Oberthür,1893;
flavomaculata Lanz,1896; natalensis Staudinger,1896; biraca Suffert,1904; abrupta Grünberg,1910; swinburnei
Stevenson,1940.
24. Acraea (Actinote) cinerea Neave,1904 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): cinerea Neave,1904; alberta Eltringham,1911
25. Acraea (Actinote) cinerea cinerea Neave,1904 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): cinerea Neave,1904; alberta
Eltringham,1911
26. Acraea (Actinote) conradti Oberthür,1893 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): conradti Oberthür,1893
27. Acraea (Actinote) conradti conradti Oberthür,1893 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): conradti Oberthür,1893
28. Acraea (Actinote) encedana Pierre,1976 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encedana Pierre,1976
29. Acraea (Actinote) encedon (Linnaeus,1758) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encedon Linnaeus,1758; lycia
Fabricius,1775; sganzini Boisduval,1833; fulva Doubleday,1848; daira Godman & Salvin,1884; braunei
Staudinger,1885; usagarae Vuillot,1891; nigeriae Schulze,1923.
30. Acraea (Actinote) encedon encedon (Linnaeus,1758) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encedon Linnaeus,1758; lycia
Fabricius,1775; sganzini Boisduval,1833; fulva Doubleday,1848; daira Godman & Salvin,1884; braunei
Staudinger,1885; usagarae Vuillot,1891; nigeriae Schulze,1923.
31. Acraea (Actinote) eponina (Cramer,[1780]) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): eponina Cramer,[1780]; janisca
Godart,[1819], manjaca Boisduval,1833; rougetii Guérin-Méneville,1849; buxtoni Butler,1875; perrupta Butler,1875;
subserena Grose-Smith,1900; intermediana Strand,1911; eliana Strand,1912; jordani Le Doux,1928.
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