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Pyroderces firma (Meyrick, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Cosmopterigidae (family)/  Cosmopteriginae (subfamily)/  Pyroderces (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1911)
Citation:Syntomactis firma, n. sp.
Original genus:Syntomactis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905.
Journal:Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Volume:(2) 14
Issue:3
Pagination:284–285
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16422399
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Pyroderces firma (Meyrick, 1911) Syntype NHMUK Syntypes 1♂, 1♀, NHMUK. Seychelles [Seychelles], Mahé, Mare aux Cochons district, 1500 ft, i.
Distribution note:

The record of Democratic Republic of Congo (Ghesquière 1940a: 76) is doubtful (see S. E. Miller et al. 2014b: 139).

Plant note:

Fruits of Garcinia ovalifolia Oliv., Maesobotrya sp. (see J. Ghesquière 1940a: 76).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Pyroderces firma (Meyrick, 1911) Undefined Decaying vegetable matter Undefined Seychelles Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 32
Pyroderces firma (Meyrick, 1911) Undefined frugivorous Undefined Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 76
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination