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Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Metarbelidae (family)/  Hermannstaudeilla (genus)/  Hermannstaudeilla (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Distant, 1897)
Citation:Salagena tessellata, sp. n.
Original genus:Salagena
Publication:Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(6) 20
Issue:
Pagination:210
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415186
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Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Hermannstaudeilla (as tesselata [sic]) by P. D. Pavlova et al. (2026d: 88).

Pavlova P. D., László G. M., Müller G. C., Tujuba T. F., Prozorov A. M. & Yakovlev R. V. 2026d. On the taxonomy of Salagena tesselata Distant, 1897 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea, Metarbelidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, type no NHMUK010297703, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, ii.1895, leg. W. L. Distant.
Distribution note:

The records of Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania need verification (see P. D. Pavlova et al. 2026d: 90).

Pavlova P. D., László G. M., Müller G. C., Tujuba T. F., Prozorov A. M. & Yakovlev R. V. 2026d. On the taxonomy of Salagena tesselata Distant, 1897 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea, Metarbelidae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Eswatini Pavlova P. D., László G. M., Müller G. C., Tujuba T. F., Prozorov A. M. & Yakovlev R. V. 2026d. On the taxonomy of Salagena tesselata Distant, 1897 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea, Metarbelidae). page 89
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Kenya Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2000. Preliminary survey on butterflies and moths and their habitats in two Kaya forests of the Kenya coast. page 157
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Mozambique Pavlova P. D., László G. M., Müller G. C., Tujuba T. F., Prozorov A. M. & Yakovlev R. V. 2026d. On the taxonomy of Salagena tesselata Distant, 1897 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea, Metarbelidae). page 89
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Namibia Mey W. 2024. New records of Metarbelidae from Namibia and description of a new species from the Great Escarpment (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea). page 27
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 209
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 52
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 52 (map)
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 52 (map)
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Tanzania Lehmann I. 2009. Six new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, including one new species from Marenji Forest in southeast coastal Kenya. page 201
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Zimbabwe Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 52 (map)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Hermannstaudeilla tessellata (Distant, 1897) Pyrus communis Rosaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 88
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