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Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Exelastini (tribe)/  Exelastis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1873)
Citation:Mimeseoptilus pumilio n. sp.
Original genus:Mimeseoptilus
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1873. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Mikrolepidopteren. Zweite Abtheilung.
Journal:Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien
Volume:23
Issue:
Pagination:324
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16411991
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Exelastis pumilio (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Holotype ♂ CMCZ Holotype ♂, type no 1788, CMCZ (see S. E. Miller & R. W. Hodges 1990: 74). United States of America U.S.A., Texas, Dallas, leg. Boll. Miller S. E. & Hodges R. W. 1990. Primary types of microlepidoptera in the museum of comparative zoology (with a discussion on V.T. Chamber's work). page 324
Distribution note:

Australasian: Fatu Hiva, Fiji, French Polynesia (Society Islands), Guam, Marquesas, New Guinea, Palau, Samoa; Nearctic: U.S.A. (Missouri, New Jersey, Texas); Neotropical: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Tahiti, Virgin Islands; Oriental: Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand; Palaearctic: China, Japan, Nepal.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Benin Bigot L. 2006. Premières données sur les Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) du parc international du W, Afrique occidentale. page 20
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Burkina Faso Bigot L. 2006. Premières données sur les Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) du parc international du W, Afrique occidentale. page 20
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Cabo Verde Brava Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 70
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Cabo Verde Santiago Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 89
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Cameroon Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Fokam E. B. & Tropek R. 2025b. Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. page 160
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Chad Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 58
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Gielis C. 2009b. On a collection of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 237
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. & Boireau P. 2002. Nouvelles données sur le peuplement des lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la Côte d'Ivoire. page 34
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Eswatini Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 58
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Ethiopia Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2023a. Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. page 35
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Gambia Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 58
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Ghana Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2015b. On the fauna of the plume moths of Ghana (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 580
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Kenya Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). page 48
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Liberia Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Sáfián Sz. 2017. New data on the Pterophoridae fauna of Liberia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 195
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Madagascar Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 172
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 470
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Mali Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 58
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Mauritius Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 66
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Nigeria Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 81
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Oman Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Streltzov A. N. & Ustjuzhanina A. K. 2021. New data on Pterophoridae of Oman. Part 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 643
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Réunion Meyrick E. 1886a. On the classification of the Pterophoridae. page 19 (as liophanes)
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Seychelles Silhouette Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 403
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Seychelles Fregate Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 403
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Seychelles Long Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 403
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Seychelles Sainte-Anne Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 87
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Seychelles Mahé Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 403
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Sierra Leone Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Sinyaev V. & Streltzov A. N. 2020d. Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). page 28
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 403
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Tanzania Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 58
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Zimbabwe Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 58
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Exelastis gilvidorsis (Hedemann, 1896) (Hedemann, 1896) species Synonym Mimaeseoptilus gilvidorsis
Exelastis liophanes (Meyrick, 1886) (Meyrick, 1886) species Synonym Marasmarcha liophanes