Mania (moth)
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| Genus: | Mania Hübner, 1821
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The genus Mania comprises a group of tropical and semi-tropical New World moths in the family Sematuridae. The genus has historically been referred to as either Nothus or Sematura, but both of these names are invalid (see below).
Taxonomy[edit]
The name Nothus is preoccupied by a genus of Coleoptera[1](Minet and Scoble, 1999). The genus name Sematura was also commonly in use for this genus, but it was younger (being published in 1825) than Hübner's name Mania from 1821; a petition to conserve the junior name was rejected by the ICZN in Opinion 2352 (2015)[1], so Hübner's name is officially now the valid name for the genus.
Species[edit]
- Mania aegisthus (Fabricius, 1781) [Jamaica/Surinam] [2] "Nothus" species Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus aegisthus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Mania lunigeraria Hübner, 1823 [1825] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus aegisthus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Sematura excavatus Walker, 1854 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus aegisthus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Sematura phoebe Guenée, 1857 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus aegisthus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- Mania diana (Guenée, 1857) [Rio de Janeiro] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus diana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- Mania empedocles (Cramer, 1782) [Type locality Surinam] [3] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus empedocles". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Mania empedoclaria Hübner, 1823 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus empedocles". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Sematura selene Guenée, 1857 Dyer/Gentry/"Sematura luna" [4] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus empedocles". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- Mania lunus (Linnaeus, 1758) [5] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus lunus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Mania caudilunaria Hübner, 1823 [1825] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus lunus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- =Sematura actaeon Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nothus lunus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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Biology[edit]
The larvae of Mania lunus were reared in Costa Rica in 2001 and are a bit similar to those of Coronidia, being well camouflaged but bearing small projections rather than long spines one the dorsal surface.[2] Host plants recorded were Pentaclethra macroloba (Fabaceae) and Syzygium longifolium (Myrtaceae).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "uio.mbl.edu". uio.mbl.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ tulane.edu[dead link]
- ^ Sematura luna
