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Organodesma arsiptila (Meyrick, 1931)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Siloscinae (subfamily)/  Organodesma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1931)
Citation:Hapsifera arsiptila, n. sp.
Original genus:Hapsifera
Publication:Meyrick E. 1931a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4.
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:2–6
Pagination:98
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60386546
Taxonomic note:

L. A. Gozmány (1967c: 55) synonymized Hapsifera heptazona Meyrick with the present species, but see L. A. Gozmány & L. Vári (1973: 77). Misidentified as Tinea erinacea Walker by J. Ghesquière (1940: no. 51).

Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Organodesma arsiptila (Meyrick, 1931) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♀, NHMUK. Cameroon Cameroon, Lolodorf, ii.1895, leg. L. Conradt.
Organodesma arsiptila (Meyrick, 1931) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, genitalia slide L. A. Gozmány 10200♂, NHMUK Cameroon Cameroon, Lolodorf, ii.1895, leg. L. Conradt.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Organodesma arsiptila (Meyrick, 1931) Cameroon Meyrick E. 1931a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. page 98
Organodesma arsiptila (Meyrick, 1931) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Gozmány L. A. 1967c. The Tineid moths of the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 55
Plant note:

Common on the red Polystictus sanguineus L. and a black Gasteromycetous (Protubera sp.) species (see L. A. Gozmány & L. Vári 1973: 77).

Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Organodesma arsiptila (Meyrick, 1931) Undefined Fungi Undefined Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 77
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination