Nyctemerina


The Nyctemerina are a subtribe of woolly bear moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Nyctemerini of the former family Arctiidae. Some authors merge the subtribe into the related Callimorphina.

Genera

;Argina generic group
;Afrotropical genera of the Nyctemera group, that were separated from the Oriental stem
;Oriental and Australian taxa of generic level that are traditionally considered as subgenera of:
  • Nyctemera:
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Utetheisa is sometimes placed in Nyctemerina, sometimes in the Callimorphina.

Main articles on Oriental and Australian ''Nyctemera''

  • de Vos, R. 1994 : Nyctemera groenendaeli spec. nov. from New Guinea. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 15 : 481-489.
  • de Vos, R. 1995: A revision of Nyctemera consobrina with redescription of three subspecies. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 16 : 81-93.
  • de Vos, R. 1996: Nyctemera pseudokala sp. nov. and N. mastrigti sp. nov., two new species from Indonesia. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 17 : 301-311.
  • de Vos, R. 1997: A revision of Nyctemera kebeae and N. warmasina . Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 18 : 1-12.
  • de Vos, R. 1997: The identity of Nyctemera simulatrix Walker, 1864. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 18 : 205-210.
  • de Vos, R. 2002: Revision of the Nyctemera evergista group . Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F. 23 : 7-32.
  • de Vos, R. 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54.
  • de Vos, R. 2007: The Utetheisa species of the subgenera Pitasila, Atasca and Raanya subgen. n.. Aldrovandia 3: 31-120.
  • de Vos, R., Dubatolov, V. V. 2010: Nyctemerini. In: V. V. Dubatolov, Tiger-moths of Eurasia. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 65: 11-18.