Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Pseudometa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1865)
Citation:	Pachypasa basalis
Original genus:	Pachypasa
Publication:	Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2.
Journal:	—
Volume:	32
Issue:
Pagination:	559–560
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38917122

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pseudometa by W. T. H. Tams (1925d: 552).

Tams W. H. T. 1925d. African Lasiocampidae: notes and new species.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Burrows.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Côte d'Ivoire		Basquin P. 2016b. Premières données sur les Lasiocampidae du Mont Tonkoui (République de Côte d'Ivoire). page 35
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Malawi		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 126
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 126
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2. page 560
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 126
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 126

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Faurea saligna	Proteaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)	Protea caffra	Proteaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 89 (as P. multibracteata)

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