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Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Eucosmini (tribe)/  Megaherpystis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1927)
Citation:Eucosma nereidopa, n. sp.
Original genus:Eucosma
Publication:Meyrick E. 1927a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3.
Journal:
Volume:3
Issue:11–12
Pagination:333
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38654404

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Megaherpystis by J. Razowski, P. Trematerra & M. Colacci (2018: 96).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya Colony, Keicho, bred in July from larva boring in berries of Coffea, leg. H. Wilkinson.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 98 (as hendrickxi)
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Kenya Meyrick E. 1927a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3. page 333
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Uganda Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 158
Plant note:

In the fruit.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 99 (as hendrickxi)
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Kenya Mwangi C. M. 1989. An atlas of coffee pests and diseases: illustrations of the common insect pests, diseases and deficiency syndromes of Coffea arabica in Kenya. 3rd revision. page 11
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Coffea eugenioides Rubiaceae Kenya Brown J. W., Copeland R. S., Aarvik L., Miller S. M., Rosati S. E. & Luke Q. 2014. Host records for fruit-feeding Afrotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). page 357
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Kenya Meyrick E. 1927a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3. page 333
Megaherpystis nereidopa (Meyrick, 1927) Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Uganda Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 158
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Megaherpystis hendrickxi (Ghesquière, 1940) (Ghesquière, 1940) species Synonym Polychrosis hendrickxi
Megaherpystis phylloscia (Meyrick, 1937) (Meyrick, 1937) species Synonym Eucosma phylloscia