Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus Author Durante, Antonio text Zootaxa 2009 2280 27 52 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.275270 b318026b-73cf-4c8e-bc1b-ba2efc0f3603 1175-5326 275270 Afrasura violacea ( Cieslak & Häuser, 2006 ) comb. n. Asura violacea Cieslak & Häuser, 2006 , Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F. 27 (4): 215–220. Type locality. Kenya , Western, Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve ( holotype 3 in Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, not examined). Distribution. According to Kühne (2008) , Uganda , Rwuanda, Kenya , Democratic Republic of the Congo . Diagnosis. Similar to Afrasura amaniensis but with four spurs on the hindlegs (two in amaniensis ) and male forewing underside costal base dark (yellow in amaniensis ). Remarks. The group Afrasura amaniensis , A. discreta , A. submarmorata and A. violacea is similar in genitalic morphology; the group is East African except for discreta , which is West African.