Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910

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FAMILY Noctuidae
SUBFAMILY Xyleninae
GENUS Sesamia
SPECIES calamistis
AUTHORHampson, 1910
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONSesamia calamistis, n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITYSouth Africa, [Eastern Cape], Cape Colony, Grahamstown, 20.xii.1903.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1259♀ [these ♀ genitalia originate from an abdomen glued to the male holotype, see P. Viette (1967c: 703)], BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. - — 9:i-xiv, 1-552.
PAGINATION 325; pl. 144, fig. 18

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
mediastriga Bethune-Baker, 1911 Synonym of species
vuteria sensu auct. Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola   Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911b. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from tropical Africa. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 8(46):506-542. 518 (as mediastriga)
Benin   Bosque-Pérez N. A., Ubeku J. A. & Polaszek A. 1994. Survey for parasites of Sesamia calamistis (Lep.: Noctuidae) and Eldana saccharina (Lep.: Pyralidae) in southwestern Nigeria. - Entomophaga 39(3-4):367-376. 372
Cameroon   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Cape Verde Brava Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. - Commentationes Biologicae, Societatis Scientiarum Fennica 17(7):1-36. 21 (as vuteria)
Cape Verde São Nicolao Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. - Commentationes Biologicae, Societatis Scientiarum Fennica 17(7):1-36. 21 (as vuteria)
Cape Verde Santiago Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. - Commentationes Biologicae, Societatis Scientiarum Fennica 17(7):1-36. 21 (as vuteria)
Cape Verde Santo Antão Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. - Commentationes Biologicae, Societatis Scientiarum Fennica 17(7):1-36. 21 (as vuteria)
Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Viette P. 1967c. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite et fin. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.) - Faune de Madagascar 20(2):491-825, pls 13-14. 705
Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Janse A. J. T. 1937-1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). - — 3:i-xv, 1-435, pls 1-46. 367 (as vuteria)
Côte d'Ivoire   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Eritrea   Berio E. 1940b. Lepidotteri raccolti dal col. Mommeret ad Asmara nel Luglio-Ottobre 1934 con descrizione di une nuova Asticta (Noctuidae). - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 72(3):42-44. 43
Gambia   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Ghana   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Kenya   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Lesotho   Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia 49B(1-2):137-180. 171
Madagascar   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Malawi   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Mauritius   Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 33 (as vuteria)
Nigeria   Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 5:197-214, pls 17-25. 209
Réunion   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Senegal   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
South Africa Eastern Cape Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
South Africa Western Cape Janse A. J. T. 1937-1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). - — 3:i-xv, 1-435, pls 1-46. 368
South Africa Mpumalanga Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. - — 9:i-xiv, 1-552. 325
South Africa   Walker F. 1856c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IX.- Noctuidae. - — 9:i-iv, 1-252. 130 (as vuteria)
Tanzania   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Uganda   Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5:104-109. 106
Zambia   Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 665
Zimbabwe   Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. - — 9:i-xiv, 1-552. 325 (as vuteria)

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Poaceae Zea mays Réunion Guillermet C. 2006a. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 2. Noctuidae trifides, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Uraniidae. - — :1-442, pls 1-10. 144
Poaceae Zea mays Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 5:197-214, pls 17-25. 209
Poaceae Sorghum sp. Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia 49B(1-2):137-180. 171
Poaceae Pennisetum polystachion West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Sorghum arundinaceum Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 666
Poaceae Paspalum orbiculare West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Panicum maximum Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Pennisetum purpureum Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 43(4):645-678, pls 1-6. 666
Poaceae Andropogon gayanus West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Rottboellia exaltata West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Imperata cylindrica West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Brachiaria lata West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Digitaria horizontalis West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Cyperaceae Cyperus papyrus West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa West Africa Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. - African Entomology 12(2):171-178. 173
Poaceae Zea mays Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5:104-109. 106
Poaceae Zea mays Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Andropogon muricatus Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Lolium sp. Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Setaria sp. Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Coix sp. Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 25(1):33-41, pl. 1. 35 (as vuteria)
Poaceae Zea mays South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 113
Poaceae Sorghum halepense South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Poaceae Sorghum stipoides South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Poaceae Pennisetum purpureum South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Poaceae Panicum maximum South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Poaceae Phragmites australis South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Cyperaceae Cyperus distans South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 114
Poaceae Eleusine coracana East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186
Poaceae Oryza sativa East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186
Poaceae Pennisetum purpureum East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186
Poaceae Saccharum officinarum East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186
Poaceae Sorghum sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186
Poaceae Zea mays East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186
Malvaceae Gossypium sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 186

Species Parasitoids

FAMILYSPECIESCOUNTRYPUBLICATION
Braconidae Bracon sesamiae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Braconidae Cotesia sesamiae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Eulophidae Pediobius furvus South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Ichneumonidae Dentichasmias busseolae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Ichneumonidae Enicospilus mauritii   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Enicospilus ruscus   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Enicospilus sesamiae   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Enicospilus transvaalensis   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Ichneumon unicinctus   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Netelia melanopus   Rousse P. 2011. Ichneumonidae of Reunion : redescriptions of three species of Brullé (Insecta : Hymenoptera). - Cahiers scientifiques de l'océan Indien occidental 2:1-6.
Ichneumonidae Xanthopimpla stemmator   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Scelionidae Telenomus busseolae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.