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Meganola steniphona (van Son, 1933)

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Higher taxa: Nolidae (family)/  Nolinae (subfamily)/  Nolini (tribe)/  Meganola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(van Son, 1933)
Citation:Nola steniphona, nom. n.
Original genus:Nola
Publication:van Son G. 1933. A revision of South African moths of the tribe Nolini.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:15
Issue:2
Pagination:213
Taxonomic note:

Replacement name for Poliothripa niphostena Hampson, 1902.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Meganola steniphona (van Son, 1933) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes 4♂, 4♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, leg. A. T. Cooke, G. F. Leigh.
Distribution note:

The record of Tanzania (Fletcher 1962: 7) refers to Meganola heinrichi Hacker, 2012 (see H. Hacker et al. 2012: 474).

Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Goater B. 2012. Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Meganola steniphona (van Son, 1933) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 162
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Meganola steniphona (van Son, 1933) Bersama sp. Melianthaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Meganola niphostena (Hampson, 1902) (Hampson, 1902) species Misapplied Poliothripa niphostena