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Microschismus fortis (Walsingham, 1881)

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Higher taxa: Alucitidae (family)/  Microschisminae (subfamily)/  Microschismus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walsingham, 1881)
Citation:Alucita fortis, n. s.
Original genus:Alucita
Publication:Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1881. On the Tortricidae, Tineidae and Pterophoridae of South Africa.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:1881
Issue:2
Pagination:284–285, pl. 13, fig. 49
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14698271

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Miscroschismus by T. B. Fletcher (1909: 253).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Microschismus fortis (Walsingham, 1881) Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, [KwaZulu-Natal], Zululand, leg. H. Tower.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Microschismus fortis (Walsingham, 1881) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1881. On the Tortricidae, Tineidae and Pterophoridae of South Africa. page 285
Microschismus fortis (Walsingham, 1881) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 5
Microschismus fortis (Walsingham, 1881) South Africa Northern Cape Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2017. Many-plumed moths of the republic of South Africa (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae). page 642
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
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
Microschismus serricornis Meyrick, 1914 Meyrick, 1914 species Synonym Microschismus serricornis