Atractoceros xanthoprocta (Meyrick, 1914)
FAMILY | Brachodidae |
SUBFAMILY | Phycodinae |
GENUS | Atractoceros |
SPECIES | xanthoprocta |
AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1914) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Phycodes xanthoprocta, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Malawi S], Nyassaland, Mt Mlanje [Mulanje], 16.ii.1914, leg. S. A. Neave. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -15°57'0" Longitude: 35°37'0" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 1♂, 1♀, BMNH (A. Kallies 2016: 16 mentions a ♀ "holotype"). |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Meyrick E. 1914a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(6-9):161-288. |
PAGINATION |
283
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Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Malawi | Meyrick E. 1914a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(6-9):161-288. | 283 | |
Mozambique | Meyrick E. 1936a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. - — 4(20):609-642. | 40 | |
Namibia | TMSA | ||
South Africa | Gauteng | Kallies A. 2016. The Brachodidae of Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea), with implications for the origin of the family. - Zootaxa 4083(1):1-39. | 16 |
Tanzania | Kallies A. 2016. The Brachodidae of Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea), with implications for the origin of the family. - Zootaxa 4083(1):1-39. | 16 |
Host Plants
Unknown