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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
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Microschismus fortis (1)
Taxonomic note:

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

Fletcher T. B. 1909. A new genus and species of Orneodidae (Lep.).
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 Gauteng Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 5
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 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