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Hapsifera nidicola Meyrick, 1935

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hapsiferinae (subfamily)/  Hapsifera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1935
Citation:Hapsifera nidicola
Original genus:Hapsifera
Publication:Meyrick E. 1935b. Mission de l'Omo: a new Tineid moth.
Journal:Revue française d'Entomologie (N. S.)
Volume:2
Issue:
Pagination:56
Taxonomic note:

Has been identified as Tiquadra lichenea Walsingham by E. Meyrick, and by Ghesquière (1940: no. 69) (cf. L. A. Gozmány & L. Vári 1973: 167).

Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Hapsifera nidicola Meyrick, 1935 Lectotype ♂ MNHN Lectotype ♂, designated by P. Viette (1951b: 83), MNHN Kenya Kenya, Campi Cherangani, Marakwet, 3000 m. Viette P. 1951b. Les types de Tinéides de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris (Lep.). page 56
Hapsifera nidicola Meyrick, 1935 Lectotype unknown NHMUK 7 Paralectotypes, genitalia slides L. A. Gozmány 10201, 10202, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Campi Cherangani, Marakwet, 3000 m. Viette P. 1951b. Les types de Tinéides de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris (Lep.). page 56
Plant note:

In the nests of the rat-mole, Tachyoryctes splendens rudi Thomas (see P. Viette 1957d: 117, F. Le Cerf 1945: 185, L. A. Gozmány & L. Vári 1973: 167).

Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Hapsifera nidicola Meyrick, 1935 Undefined Decaying animal matter Undefined Viette P. 1957e. Les Lépidoptères des nids. page 117
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Hapsifera ethiopica (Gozmány, 1960) (Gozmány, 1960) species Synonym Myrmecozela ethiopica