Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)

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Higher taxa:	Psychidae (family)/  Metisinae (subfamily)/  Metisini (tribe)/  Metisa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:	Manatha aethiops, sp. n.
Original genus:	Manatha
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910b. Descriptions of new African moths.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 6
Issue:	31
Pagination:	116
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628873

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Metisa by J. Bourgogne (1973: 366).

Bourgogne J. 1973. Description d'une espèce africaine nouvelle du genre Metisa Walker, 1855.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Psychidae 57♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Eastern Cape], Cape Colony, Transkei, leg. Lounsbury.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Kenya		Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 36
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Sierra Leone		Hampson G. F. 1910b. Descriptions of new African moths. page 116
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hampson G. F. 1910b. Descriptions of new African moths. page 116

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Acacia dealbata	Fabaceae	South Africa	Hardenberg C. B. 1919a. South African bagworms: their transformations, life-history, and economic importance. Part II. page 192
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Acacia mearnsii	Fabaceae	Kenya	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Acacia mollissima	Fabaceae	Kenya	Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 36
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae	Kenya	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Myrtaceae	Kenya	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Pinus radiata	Pinaceae	Kenya	Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 36
Metisa aethiops (Hampson, 1910)	Quercus pedunculiflora	Fagaceae	South Africa	Hardenberg C. B. 1919a. South African bagworms: their transformations, life-history, and economic importance. Part II. page 202

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Metisa fumosa (Janse, 1919)	(Janse, 1919)	species	Synonym	Semimanatha fumosa