Ernassa cruenta (Rothschild, 1909)

Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zoosystema 36 (2), pp. 137-533 : 225

Ernassa cruenta (Rothschild, 1909)

Automolis cruenta Rothschild, 1909a: 38 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Peru, [Puno], La Union, R[io] Huacamayo, Carabaya.

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Described on 4 males. We chose the male syntype with a white printed label “ La Union, R. Huacamayo, Carabaya, 2000 ft, Dec 04 (G. Ockenden)” / a white printed label “Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939- 1.” / a pink handwritten label “ Automolis cruenta Type Rothsch[ild]” / a round red printed label “Type” and designated it as lectotype. We have labeled it with a round blue label “ Lectotype ” and a white printed label “ Lectotype Ernassa cruenta ♂ by Vincent & Laguerre” ( BMNH).