Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906

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Permalink:	TYNDMEGI
Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Pyralinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedPyralinae (tribe)/  Tyndis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1906
Citation:	Tyndis megistalis, sp. n.
Original genus:	Tyndis
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1906b. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 17
Issue:	97
Pagination:	358–359
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245576

Taxonomic note:

The male was described by P.-C. Rougeot (1978).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, Br. E. Africa, Eb Urru [Eburru], leg. C. S. Betton.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906	Djibouti		Rougeot P.-C. 1977a. Lepidoptera. – In: Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 27
Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906	Ethiopia		Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 24
Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1906b. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae. page 359
Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906	Oman		Seizmair M. 2019b. Erstmeldungen der Gattungen Pithyllis Grünberg, 1910 und Tyndis Ragonot, 1881 von der Arabischen Halbinsel (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Pyralinae). page 602

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