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Tmetopteryx bisecta (Rothschild, 1917)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Tmetopteryx (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Rothschild, 1917)
Citation:Scalmicauda bisecta spec. nov.
Original genus:Scalmicauda
Publication:Rothschild W. 1917b. On some apparently new Notodontidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:24
Issue:
Pagination:260–261
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3152146
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Tmetopteryx by S. G. Kiriakoff (1964c: 176).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1964c. Lepidoptera. Familia Notodontidae. Pars prima. Genera Aethiopica et Malgassica. – In: Wytsman, Genera Insectorum.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tmetopteryx bisecta (Rothschild, 1917) Syntype ♀ NHMUK Syntypes 2♀, NHMUK (one specimen has an abdomen glued to the thorax from another species, see W. H. T. Tams in S. G. Kiriakoff 1964c: 176). Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. Bambridge; [Nigeria], Niger, Assaba River. Kiriakoff S. G. 1964c. Lepidoptera. Familia Notodontidae. Pars prima. Genera Aethiopica et Malgassica. – In: Wytsman, Genera Insectorum. page 260–261
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Tmetopteryx bisecta (Rothschild, 1917) Pterocarpus santalinoides Fabaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 241
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Tmetopteryx formosa (Gaede, 1928) (Gaede, 1928) species Synonym Scalmicauda formosa