An annotated list of the lepidoptera in the Lanfranco collection donated to the National Museum of Natural History of Mdina in Malta is included. Where relevant, comments on particular species or specimens are provided.peer-reviewe

Borg, John J.

Sammut, Paul

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1 ex.; Vittoriosa, 24.10.64, 1 ex., at light;

Agrotis puta (Hübner, [1803]) [MALTA], 12 exs. [no data label].

ex. [No.] 10; 1 ex. [no data label]. Agrochola lychnidis (Denis & Schiffermüller,

ex., at light; 2 exs. [no data label].

ex., ex-larva; 7.11.53, 1 ex., ex-larva; 2 exs. [no data label].

Faunal Regions and the Diversity of Lepidoptera.

Lycaenopsis argiolus L., in Malta.

Recent records of Noctuidae from Malta, with five species new to the European fauna, and a new subspecies.

Remarks: One of the specimens without data label carries a determination label reading: Orthosia pistacina ?. The taxon pistacina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 is only a colour morph and is a synonym of lychnidis.

Remarks: The full data with specimens collected from Mellieħa on 8.x.1965 reads: “larva 20.9.65 imago 8.10.65” and the verso, “on Pancratium,

Remarks: The population from Malta of this species is today referred to as ssp. maltensis Fibiger et al.,

Remarks: The specimen from Buskett and the one numbered 356, each bear a determination label reading Crino solieri. an annotated catalogue of the lepidoptera collection 77 P. Sammut &

Remarks: The specimens dated 24.xi.1951 each bear a determination label reading Polia canescens and an additional data label, on one reading [No.] 362 and on the other reading [No.]

The Authors,

The Butterflies of the Maltese Islands.

An annotated catalogue of the Lepidoptera collection of Guido Lanfranco at the National Museum of Natural History in Malta

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An annotated catalogue of the Lepidoptera collection of Guido Lanfranco at the National Museum of Natural History in Malta

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