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Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Namibicola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Mey, 2011
Citation:Namibicola palmwagos spec. nov.
Original genus:Namibicola
Publication:Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa.
Journal:Esperiana Memoir
Volume:6
Issue:
Pagination:232–233; pl. 35, fig. 8
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Namibicola palmwagos (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been transferred to Tephris by G. Leraut (2019c: 99) by synonymizing Namibicola with Tephris.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide W. Mey 72/11♂, MfN Namibia Namibia, Entendeka Plateau, 40 km N of Palmwag Lodge, 1133 m, 2729.ii.2008, leg. W. Mey, K. Ebert & L. Kühne.
Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011 Paratype ♀ MfN Paratypes 7♀, TMSA, MfN. Namibia Namibia, Entendeka Plateau, 40 km N of Palmwag Lodge, 1133 m, 2729.ii.2008, leg. W. Mey, K. Ebert & L. Kühne.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011 Namibia Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. page 232
Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011 South Africa Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. page 233
Plant note:

Probably also on Euphorbia gregaria Marloth and Euphorbia damara in Namibia (see W. Mey 2011: 233).

Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Namibicola palmwagos Mey, 2011 Euphorbia x bothae Euphorbiaceae South Africa Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. page 233
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