Salma melapastalis (Hampson, 1906)

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FAMILY Pyralidae
SUBFAMILY Epipaschiinae
GENUS Salma
SPECIES melapastalis
AUTHOR(Hampson, 1906)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONMacalla melapastalis, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY[Zimbabwe], Mashonaland, Salisbury [Harare], leg. G. A. K. Marshall.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: -17°51'40" Longitude: 31°1'45"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Hampson G. F. 1906b. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 17(97):112-147; (98): 189-222; (99): 253-269; (100): 344-359.
PAGINATION 136-137

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Djibouti   Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. - In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973-1975. Fascicule 1. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)105:22-24. 24
Gambia     R. Goff
Kenya   Hampson G. F. 1906b. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 17(97):112-147; (98): 189-222; (99): 253-269; (100): 344-359. 137
Malawi   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 66
Mozambique   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 66
Namibia   Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. - In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. - Denkschriften der medizinisch naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 16(4):1-370, pls 1-12 [Chapter pagination: 91-146]. 99
Réunion   Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1-552, pls 1-11. 43
South Africa   Hampson G. F. 1906b. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 17(97):112-147; (98): 189-222; (99): 253-269; (100): 344-359. 137
Zimbabwe   Hampson G. F. 1906b. On new Thyrididae and Pyralidae. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 17(97):112-147; (98): 189-222; (99): 253-269; (100): 344-359. 137

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Caesalpiniaceae Brachystegia boehmii Zimbabwe Masterson A. N. B. & Weaving A. J. S. 1975. A survey of breeding activity in Brachystegia woodland. - Honeyguide 83:31-38. 37