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Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874

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Higher taxa: Cossidae (family)/  Zeuzerinae (subfamily)/  Eulophonotus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Felder, 1874
Citation:Eulophonotus n. g. Myrmeleon F.
Original genus:Eulophonotus
Publication:Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:
Volume:2
Issue:4
Pagination:4; pl. 82, fig. 9
Name(English):Pecan stem borer
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape of Good Hope, Cap. b. sp., leg. R. Trimen.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Angola Yakovlev R. V., Sulak H. & Witt T. J. 2019. Preliminary list of Cossidae sensu str. (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea: Cossidae: Cossinae & Zeuzerinae) of the Republic of Angola with description of a new Strigocossus species. page 450
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Botswana Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 172
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Cameroon N'Guessan K. F., Kébé I. B. & Adiko A. 2010. Seasonal variations of the population of Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Sud-Bandama region of Côte d’Ivoire. page 2252
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Congo N'Guessan K. F., Kébé I. B. & Adiko A. 2010. Seasonal variations of the population of Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Sud-Bandama region of Côte d’Ivoire. page 2252
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Mayné R. 1917. Insectes et autres animaux attaquant le cacoyer au Congo Belge.
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Côte d'Ivoire Alibert H. 1951. Les insectes vivant sur les cacaoyers en Afrique occidentale.
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Equatorial Guinea Bioko Cotterell G. S. 1930. Report of the occurrence of Sahlbergella spp. and other insect pests of cacao in Fernando Póo, San Thomé and the Belgian Congo.
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Ethiopia Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 58
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Ghana Trimen R. 1909. On the larvae of Hamanumida daedalus, Fab., Hoplitis phyllocampa, n. sp. and Eulophonotus myrmeleon, Feld.; with descriptions of the imagines of the two Heterocera. page 12
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 34
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Mozambique Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 58
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Namibia Mey W. 2007g. Cossidae (Lepidoptera; Cossoidea). – In Mey, W. (ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2. page 189
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 204
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Réunion Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 409
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe Navel H. C. 1921. Les principaux ennemis du cacoyer aus Iles de San Thomé et de Principe.
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Navel H. C. 1921. Les principaux ennemis du cacoyer aus Iles de San Thomé et de Principe.
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Sierra Leone Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 67
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 South Africa Western Cape Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 4
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Trimen R. 1909. On the larvae of Hamanumida daedalus, Fab., Hoplitis phyllocampa, n. sp. and Eulophonotus myrmeleon, Feld.; with descriptions of the imagines of the two Heterocera. page 12
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 South Africa Eastern Cape Trimen R. 1909. On the larvae of Hamanumida daedalus, Fab., Hoplitis phyllocampa, n. sp. and Eulophonotus myrmeleon, Feld.; with descriptions of the imagines of the two Heterocera. page 12
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 South Africa Northern Cape Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 172
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 South Africa Mpumalanga Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 172
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Togo Mallamaire A. 1956. Les principaux insectes foreurs des tiges, rameaux et stipes des plantes cultivées dans l'Ouest africain.
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 34
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Zimbabwe Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 58
Plant note:

Stem borer.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Carya illinoinensis Juglandaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 407
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Cola acuminata Malvaceae Pujol R. 1957. Etude préliminaire des principaux insectes nuisibles aux colatiers. page 245
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Cola nitida Malvaceae Sierra Leone Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 67
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Cola nitida Malvaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 67
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Combretum sp. Combretaceae Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 34
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Populus sp. Salicaceae Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 34
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Côte d'Ivoire N'Guessan K. F., Kébé I. B. & Adiko A. 2010. Seasonal variations of the population of Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Sud-Bandama region of Côte d’Ivoire. page 2252
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 204
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae South Africa Entwistle P. F. 1963a. A note on Eulophonotus myrmeleon Fldr. (Lepidoptera, Cossidae), a stem borer of cocoa in West Africa. page 1
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Trichilia emetica Meliaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 96
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Triplochiton scleroxylon Malvaceae Nigeria Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 67
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Triplochiton scleroxylon Malvaceae Côte d'Ivoire Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 67
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Triplochiton scleroxylon Malvaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 67
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Genaemirum sp. Ichneumonidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 410
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination