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Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Comostolini (tribe)/  Comostolopsis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Warren, 1902
Citation:Comostolopsis simplex sp. nov.
Original genus:Comostolopsis
Publication:Warren W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:9
Issue:
Pagination:494
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268544
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Comostolopsis simplex (1)
Taxonomic note:

Probably a misidentification of Comostolopis sladeni Prout, 1915 (see Gerlach & Matyot 2006: 65).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes 6♂, 4♀, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, British East Africa, Kikuyu Escarpment, i–iii.1901, leg. W. Doherty.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Cameroon page ZSM
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Equatorial Guinea Bioko Karisch T. 2010a. Geometridae der Expeditionen H. Hoppes nach Bioko 1. Teil: Desmobathrinae, Geometrinae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). page 348
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Kenya Warren W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. page 494
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Seychelles Aldabra Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 16
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Tanzania Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 390
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902 Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 88 (as rubropunctata)
Comostolopsis simplex rubropunctata Fletcher D. S., 1958 Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 88
Comostolopsis simplex simplex Warren, 1902 Cameroon page ZSM
Comostolopsis simplex simplex Warren, 1902 Kenya Warren W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. page 494
Comostolopsis simplex simplex Warren, 1902 Tanzania Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 390
Comostolopsis simplex viridicilia Fletcher D. S., 1978 Tanzania Fletcher D. S. 1978a. Geometridae (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanzania. page 49
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Comostolopsis simplex phylarcha Prout L. B., 1920 Prout L. B., 1920 subspecies Synonym Comostolopsis simplex phylarcha
Comostolopsis simplex rubropunctata Fletcher D. S., 1958 Fletcher D. S., 1958 subspecies Accepted Comostolopsis simplex rubropunctata
Comostolopsis simplex simplex Warren, 1902 Warren, 1902 subspecies Accepted Comostolopsis simplex simplex
Comostolopsis simplex viridicilia Fletcher D. S., 1978 Fletcher D. S., 1978 subspecies Accepted Comostolopsis simplex viridicilia
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination