A review of some of the Binna- like species of Afrotropical Spilosoma Curtis (1825) listed by Goodger & Watson (1995) and including the genus Radiarctia Dubatolov (2006) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae)
Author
Haynes, Patrick G.
text
Zootaxa
2011
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22
36
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.277133
8b83dff2-5e62-4f60-8077-50010250d166
1175-5326
277133
Radiarctia
Dubatolov, 2006
Radiarctia
Dubatolov, 2006
: 148
.
Spilosoma
(partim)
Curtis, 1825
.
Type
species:
Diacrisia jacksoni
Rothschild, 1910
: 140
, by original designation.
The genus
Radiarctia
was established by
Dubatolov (2006)
for four Afrotropical
Arctiinae
formerly placed in
Spilosoma
Curtis (1825)
.
Radiarctia
are comparatively robust with distinct interneural patches or stripes. The valvae are wide and mostly bifurcate apically and the vesicae display distinct groups of pin-like cornuti;
Dubatolov (2006)
considered this character autapomorphic for the genus. As old, worn or faded specimens of mostly
R. screabile
are frequently misidentified in collections (see Introduction),
screabile
is redescribed in full below.