Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)

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Permalink:	POLYSMIT
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Pandesmini (tribe)/  Beriodesma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Holland, 1897)
Citation:	P.[olydesma] smithii, sp. nov.
Original genus:	Polydesma
Publication:	Holland W. J. 1897a. List of the Lepidoptera Heterocera collected by A. Donaldson Smith. – In: A. Donaldson Smith, Through unknown African countries. The first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolf.
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Pagination:	416, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12766664

Beriodesma smithii (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Beriodesma by H. Hacker (2016a: 343).

Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Holotype	♂	CMNH	Holotype ♀ [not ♂ as stated], CMNH	Ethiopia	[Ethiopia], River Darde, 08.ix.1894, leg. A. D. Smith.	Berio E. 1971b. Revisione del gen. Polydesma Boisd. e Trichopolydesma Berio (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 416, fig. 6
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Allotype	♂	MSNM	Neallotype ♂, designated by E. Berio (1971b: 288), MSNM.	Ethiopia	[Ethiopia], River Darde, 08.ix.1894, leg. A. D. Smith.	Berio E. 1971b. Revisione del gen. Polydesma Boisd. e Trichopolydesma Berio (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 416, fig. 6

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Ethiopia		Holland W. J. 1897a. List of the Lepidoptera Heterocera collected by A. Donaldson Smith. – In: A. Donaldson Smith, Through unknown African countries. The first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolf. page 416
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Kenya		Berio E. 1971b. Revisione del gen. Polydesma Boisd. e Trichopolydesma Berio (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 288
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Nigeria		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 344
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Somalia		Berio E. 1941c. Elenco di lepidotteri eteroceri raccolti da Querci-Romei in Somalia con diagnosi di nuove specie. page 124 (as quercii)
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Tanzania		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 344
Beriodesma smithii (Holland, 1897)	Yemen		Hacker H. H., Hoppe H., Lehmann L. & Stadie D. 2011. Neue Noctuidae-Arten aus Südarabien und Ostafrika (Lepidoptera). page 236 (as tabberti)

Plant note:

Probably Acacia sp. (as Beriodesma tabberti, see H. Hacker, H. Hoppe, L. Lehmann & D. Stadie 2011: 237).

Hacker H. H., Hoppe H., Lehmann L. & Stadie D. 2011. Neue Noctuidae-Arten aus Südarabien und Ostafrika (Lepidoptera).

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Beriodesma smithii (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Beriodesma quercii (Berio, 1941)	(Berio, 1941)	species	Synonym	Polydesma quercii
Beriodesma tabberti (Hacker & Hoppe, 2011)	(Hacker & Hoppe, 2011)	species	Synonym	Tytroca tabberti