Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960

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Permalink:	METAEPIS
Higher taxa:	Tortricidae (family)/  Tortricinae (subfamily)/  Archipini (tribe)/  Metamesia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Diakonoff, 1960
Citation:	Metamesia episema spec. nov.
Original genus:	Metamesia
Publication:	Diakonoff A. 1960a. Tortricidae from Madagascar. Part I. Tortricinae and Chlidanotinae.
Journal:	Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde
Volume:	(2) 53
Issue:	2
Pagination:	111–112, pl. 19, figs 127–128

Metamesia episema (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Had been transferred to Clepsis by J. Razowski (2014c: 622), but see J. Razowski et al. (2019: 5).

Razowski J., Colacci M. & Trematerra P. 2019. Tortricidae from Ethiopia, 4 (Insecta: Lepidoptera).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Holotype	♂	MNHN	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide A. Diakonoff 2319♂, MNHN.	Madagascar	Madagascar Central, Ankaratra Range, Manjakatompo, Ambahona Forest, 1850 m, 18.xii.1951, leg. P. Viette.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Razowski J. 2014c. Tortricidae from the Tervuren Museum, 6: Clepsis Guenée, 1845 and Orilesa Razowski, 2006 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 622
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Razowski J. 2014c. Tortricidae from the Tervuren Museum, 6: Clepsis Guenée, 1845 and Orilesa Razowski, 2006 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 622
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Ethiopia		Razowski J. & Trematerra P. 2010. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia. page 55
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Kenya		Razowski J. & Brown J. W. 2009. Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 374
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Madagascar		Diakonoff A. 1960a. Tortricidae from Madagascar. Part I. Tortricinae and Chlidanotinae. page 112
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Razowski J. & Brown J. W. 2009. Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 374
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	South Africa	Gauteng	Razowski J. 2014c. Tortricidae from the Tervuren Museum, 6: Clepsis Guenée, 1845 and Orilesa Razowski, 2006 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 623
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	South Africa	Western Cape	Razowski J. & Brown J. W. 2009. Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 374

Plant note:

The identity of the lepidopteran species needs confirmation (see J. Brown et al. 2014: 353).

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).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Metamesia episema Diakonoff, 1960	Diospyros zombensis	Ebenaceae	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 353

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Metamesia episema (1)

Metamesia episema (2)

Metamesia episema (3)

Metamesia episema (4)

Metamesia episema (5)

Metamesia episema (6)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination