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Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Melanocera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rothschild, 1907
Citation:Melanocera parva, sp. n.
Original genus:Melanocera
Publication:Rothschild W. 1907c. New African Saturniidae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(7) 20
Issue:
Pagination:5–6
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413219
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Syntype NHMUK Syntypes 2♂, NHMUK. Angola Angola, Catala near Bihé, 12.x.1904, leg. W. J. Ansorge.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Angola Rothschild W. 1907c. New African Saturniidae. page 6
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 238
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Tanzania Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [12]
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 63
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1315).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Ochna schweinfurthiana Ochnaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1316
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination