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Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Monopis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1908
Citation:Monopis megalodelta, sp. n.
Original genus:Monopis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1908
Issue:3
Pagination:737–738
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938945
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide L. A. Gozmány 10329♂, NHMUK. Nigeria [Nigeria SE], Kogi State, Ogrugu [Ogugu], 1906.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Congo Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 260
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Gozmány L. A. 1967c. The Tineid moths of the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 19
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Côte d'Ivoire Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 62
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Ghana Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 260
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Mozambique Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 260
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Nigeria Meyrick E. 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 738
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Sierra Leone Meyrick E. 1936b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 53
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Bradley J. D. 1965b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Microlepidoptera. page 117
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Tanzania Gozmány L. A. 1965d. Tineid moths collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanganyika in 1960 (Lepidoptera). page 414
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Uganda Bradley J. D. 1965b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Microlepidoptera. page 117
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Zambia Gozmány L. A. 1967e. Some Tineid moths, Lepidoptera, from the National Museum, Rhodesia. page 1
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Zimbabwe Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 260
Plant note:

The larva was bred from cocoons found on the underside of Citrus leaves (see E. Meyrick 1936b: 53). Delamare & R. Paulian found it in birds' nests of species belonging to the families Ploceidae, Nectariniidae, and also in the nests of mice and rats (see P. Viette 1957:116).

Meyrick E. 1936b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908 Undefined Decaying animal matter Undefined Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 61–62
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination