Pyrausta microdontaloides Maes, 2009

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Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Pyraustinae (subfamily)/  Pyraustini (tribe)/  Pyrausta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Maes, 2009
Citation:	None
Original genus:	Pyrausta
Publication:	Maes K. V. N. 2009. A checklist of the Pyrausta species of Africa with description of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Pyraustinae).
Journal:	Journal of Afrotropical Zoology
Volume:	5
Issue:
Pagination:	None

Taxonomic note:

The objective replacement name for Pyrausta microdontalis Hampson, 1918.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pyrausta microdontaloides Maes, 2009	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, Br. E. Africa, N of Kavirondo, Maramas District, Itala, 4500 ft, 1911-06-20, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pyrausta microdontaloides Maes, 2009	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1918e. Descriptions of new Pyralidae in the subfamily Pyraustinae (cont.). page 404 (as microdontalis)
Pyrausta microdontaloides Maes, 2009	Tanzania		Maes K. V. N. 2009. A checklist of the Pyrausta species of Africa with description of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Pyraustinae). page 50

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pyrausta kenyaensis Kemal & Koçak, 2020	Kemal & Koçak, 2020	species	Synonym	Pyrausta kenyaensis
Pyrausta microdontalis Hampson, 1918	Hampson, 1918	species	Misapplied	Pyrausta microdontalis