Bifronsina Roháček, 1983

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Genus Bifronsina Roháček, 1983

Bifronsina Roháček, 1983 . – PAPP (2008b): 122 (elevated to genus, former subgenus of Spelobia Spuler, 1925 , key,

illustr.).

Bifronsina bifrons (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Afrotropical: Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, Zaire; Australasian / Oceanian: Australia (ACT, VIC), Bonin Is. ( Japan), French Polynesia (Tahiti), Guam ( USA), Hawaii ( USA), Kiribati (Tarawa Atoll), Marshall Is., Micronesia ( Ponape, Yap Is.), North Mariana Is., New Zealand, Niue, Palau ( USA); Nearctic: Canada (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK), USA (AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, NC, OH, OK, OR, SC, TX, WY); Neotropical: Argentina, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Galápagos Is. ( Ecuador), Jamaica, Mexico (HID), St. Kitts, St. Vincent; Oriental: China (HAI), India (Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh), Japan (Okinawa), Philippines, Taiwan; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Andorra, Austria, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Japan, Latvia, Madeira ( Portugal), Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (CET, FE, NET, WS), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, United Arab Emirates.

Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 257 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Greece]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates].

Bifronsina bifrons . – PAPP (2008b): 129 [generic combination].

Bifronsina elegantula Papp, 2008 . Distr.: Oriental: Thailand.

Bifronsina elegantula Papp, 2008b: 123 [both sexes, illustr.]. Type locality: Thailand, Mae Ta Man elephant park, 45 km N from Chiang Mai. HT male (HNHM).

Bifronsina latitarsis Papp, 2008 . Distr.: Afrotropical: Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria.

Bifronsina latitarsis Papp, 2008b: 125 [both sexes, illustr.]. Type locality: Tanzania: Meru. HT male (HNHM).

Bifronsina nepalensis Papp, 2008 . Distr.: Oriental: Nepal.

Bifronsina nepalensis Papp, 2008b: 126 [both sexes, illustr.]. Type locality: Nepal, Royal Chitwan National Park, Bandarjhola Island-Jungle Island Resort. HT male (HNHM).

Bifronsina nigroscutellata ( Duda, 1925) . Distr.: Afrotropical: Ethiopia.

Leptocera (Limosina) nigroscutellata . – ROHÁČEK et al. (2001): 291 [as unplaced species of Limosininae ; world catalog].

Bifronsina nigroscutellata . – PAPP (2008b): 123 [generic combination].