Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Anerastiini (tribe)/  Maliarpha (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Ragonot, 1888
Citation:	M.[aliarpha] separatella
Original genus:	Maliarpha
Publication:	Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	1888
Issue:
Pagination:	48
Name(English):	White rice borer

Maliarpha separatella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Lectotype	♂	MfN	Lectotype ♂, designated by M. Cook (1997: 27), genitalia slide 2669♂, MfN.	Cameroon	Cameroon, Kriby [Kribi].	Cook M. 1997. Revision of the genus Maliarpha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), based on adult morphology with description of three new species. page 48

Distribution note:

Australasia: Papua New Guinea; Oriental: China, India, Myanmar. Perhaps these records refer to another Maliarpha species (see Bianchi et al. 1993, K. Ghoneim 2015: 39).

Ghoneim K. 2015. The olive leaf moth Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a serious pest in the world: a review.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Cameroon		Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae. page 48
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Cook M. 1997. Revision of the genus Maliarpha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), based on adult morphology with description of three new species. page 31
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 477 (as vectiferella)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Comoros	Anjouan (Nzwani)	Strand E. 1917h. Lepidoptera. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Band 3, Heft 5. Systematische Arbeiten. Flora und Fauna der Comoren. page 471 (as vectiferella)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Cook M. 1997. Revision of the genus Maliarpha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), based on adult morphology with description of three new species. page 31
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Eswatini		Martin E. L. 1958. Notes on some rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with the description of a new species of Chilo Zincken. page 187
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Ghana		Martin E. L. 1958. Notes on some rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with the description of a new species of Chilo Zincken. page 187
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 83
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Madagascar		Ragonot E.-L. 1901. Monographie des Phycitinae et des Galleriinae. II. – In: Romanoff, N. M. Mémoires sur les Lépidoptères. page 391 (as vectiferella)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Malawi		Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 83
Maliarpha separatella 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
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Mauritius		Cook M. 1997. Revision of the genus Maliarpha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), based on adult morphology with description of three new species. page 31
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Nigeria		Cook M. 1997. Revision of the genus Maliarpha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), based on adult morphology with description of three new species. page 31
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Réunion		Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 479
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Senegal		Martin E. L. 1958. Notes on some rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with the description of a new species of Chilo Zincken. page 187
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Sierra Leone		Cook M. 1997. Revision of the genus Maliarpha (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), based on adult morphology with description of three new species. page 31
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	South Africa		Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 83
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Sudan		Sjöstedt Y. 1926. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 23. Abschluss und Zusammenfassung. page 10
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1918c. A classification of the Pyralidae, sub-family Hypsotropinae. page 83

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Andropogon tectorum	Poaceae	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. 2018b. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa. page 61
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Oryza sativa	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 47
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Oryza sativa	Poaceae		Heinrichs E. A. & Barrion A. T. 2004. Rice-feeding insects and selected natural enemies in West Africa: Biology, ecology, identification. page 39
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Oryza sp.	Poaceae	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 61
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Saccharum sp.	Poaceae	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 61
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Sorghum sp.	Poaceae	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 61
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Undefined Grasses	Undefined	Réunion	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 63
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Zea mays	Poaceae	Senegal	Martin E. L. 1958. Notes on some rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with the description of a new species of Chilo Zincken. page 187
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Zea mays	Poaceae	Ghana	Martin E. L. 1958. Notes on some rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with the description of a new species of Chilo Zincken. page 187
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Zea mays	Poaceae	Eswatini	Martin E. L. 1958. Notes on some rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with the description of a new species of Chilo Zincken. page 187
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Zea mays	Poaceae	Madagascar	Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 348

Parasitoid note:

Introduction in the Comoros has failed (see M. Madl & C. van Achterberg 2014: 137).

Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion.

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Bracon testaceorufatus	Braconidae	Madagascar	Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 348
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Cotesia flavipes	Braconidae	Réunion	Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 137 (introduced)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Cotesia flavipes	Braconidae	Madagascar	Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 137 (introduced)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Cotesia flavipes	Braconidae	Mauritius	Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 137 (introduced)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Phanerotoma saussurei	Braconidae	Madagascar	Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 348
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Rhaconotus carinatus	Braconidae	Madagascar	Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 348 (as Rhaconotus niger)
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Telenomus sp.	Scelionidae	Madagascar	Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 348
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888	Tropobracon triangularis	Braconidae	Madagascar	Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 61

Maliarpha separatella (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Maliarpha pallidicosta (Hampson, 1896)	(Hampson, 1896)	species	Synonym	Anerastia pallidicosta
Maliarpha vectiferella (Ragonot, 1901)	(Ragonot, 1901)	species	Synonym	Enosima vectiferella