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Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890)

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Higher taxa: Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Agroterini (tribe)/  Syllepte (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Tutt, 1890)
Citation:Aphytoceros vagans (Mihi)
Original genus:Aphytoceros
Publication:Tutt J. W. 1890. Aphytoceros vagans (mihi), a species new to science.
Journal:Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation
Volume:1
Issue:8
Pagination:203
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9018196
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Syllepte vagans (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Syllepte by R. Mally et al. (2015: 150). Misplaced in Syllepte, see M. A. Solis et al. (2023: 355).

Solis M. A., Mally R., Hayden J. E. & Nuss M. 2023. Revision of the type species of Syllepte Hübner and other spilomeline genera recently synonymized (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, NHMUK, not traced (see R. Mally et al. 2015: 150). United Kingdom of Great Britain and N Ireland United Kingdom, Sommersetshire, Chepstow [imported, probably originating from South America or West Indies]. Mally R., Korycinska A., Agassiz D. J. L., Hall J., Hodgetts J. & Nuss M. 2015. Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insects, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). page 203
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: United Kingdom (imported).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 73
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the page N. Voaden
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Kenya Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 73
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Mozambique Joannis J. de 1927. Pyralidae d'Afrique australe, principalement du district de Lourenço-Marques. page 251
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Namibia page H. Roland
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Sierra Leone page R. Revell
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 136 (map)
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) South Africa Eastern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 136
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) South Africa Northern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 136 (map)
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) South Africa Gauteng Hampson G. F. 1898c. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 163
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) South Africa Warren W. 1892. Descriptions of new genera and species of Pyralidae contained in the British Museum collection. page 392 (as longipalpis)
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 136 (map)
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Tanzania Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 73
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 73
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 73
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Syllepte longipalpis (Warren, 1892) (Warren, 1892) species Synonym Aphytoceros longipalpis