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Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Anerastiini (tribe)/  Biafra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Ragonot, 1888
Citation:B.[iafra] concinnella
Original genus:Biafra
Publication:Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae.
Journal:—
Volume:1888
Issue:
Pagination:40
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Biafra concinnella (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been tansferred to Maliarpha by M. Cook (1997: 32), but G. Leraut (2022a: 168) restored Biafra as a separate genus.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide J. C. Shaffer 2884♂, MfN. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Burrows.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 65 (as haemocharis)
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Gambia page R. Goff
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Ghana Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae. page 40 (as rhodinella)
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Malawi Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 115
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Mali Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018a. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. page 73
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 68
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 115
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Rwanda Meyrick E. 1935a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. page 549 (as taxiarcha)
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 South Africa Gauteng page J. Heyns
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae. page 40
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Uganda Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 68
Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 115
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Biafra haemocharis (Meyrick, 1937) (Meyrick, 1937) species Synonym Singhalia haemocharis
Biafra pyromerella (Hampson, 1918) (Hampson, 1918) species Synonym Ethiotropa pyromerella
Biafra rhodinella Ragonot, 1888 Ragonot, 1888 species Synonym Biafra rhodinella
Biafra taxiarcha Meyrick, 1935 Meyrick, 1935 species Synonym Biafra taxiarcha