Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914

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Higher taxa:	Metarbelidae (family)/  Melisomimas (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1914
Citation:	Melisomimas metallica, sp. nov.
Original genus:	Melisomimas
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1914d. Two new species of wood-boring moths from West Africa.
Journal:	Bulletin of Entomological Research
Volume:	5
Issue:	3
Pagination:	245
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36026558

Taxonomic note:

Does not belong to Metarbelidae (I. Lehmann pers. comm.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK	Nigeria	Nigeria S, Ibadan District, leg. W. A. Lamborn.
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Paratype	♀	NHMUK	Paratypes 2♀, NHMUK.	Nigeria	Nigeria S, Ibadan District, leg. W. A. Lamborn.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1914d. Two new species of wood-boring moths from West Africa. page 245
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Sierra Leone		Hampson G. F. 1914d. Two new species of wood-boring moths from West Africa. page 245

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Albizia sp.	Fabaceae	Nigeria	Hampson G. F. 1914d. Two new species of wood-boring moths from West Africa. page 245
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Erythrophleum guineense	Fabaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Piptadeniastrum africanum	Fabaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183 (as Piptadenia)
Melisomimas metallica Hampson, 1914	Samanea saman	Fabaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Melisomimas grandis (Jordan, 1907, nec Hampson, 1893)	(Jordan, 1907, nec Hampson, 1893)	species	Misapplied	Melisa grandis