Niphadolepis alianta Karsch, 1899

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FAMILY Limacodidae
SUBFAMILY Limacodinae
GENUS Niphadolepis
SPECIES alianta
AUTHORKarsch, 1899
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONNiphadolepis alianta nov. spec.
TYPE LOCALITY[Tanzania], Deutsch-Ostafrika, Ujiji, 17.v.1897, leg. Hösemann.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, MfN.
STATUS Species
COMMENTDescription of the female in E. M. Hering (1932: 106).
PUBLICATION Karsch F. 1899. Neue äthiopische Limakodiden des Berliner Museums. - Entomologische Nachrichten 25(9):129-144.
PAGINATION 143-144

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale   BMNH
Kenya   Hering E. M. 1932c. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Limacodiden. - Stylops 1(5):105-107. 106
Malawi   Smee C. 1939. Gelatine grub on tea in Nyasaland. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5(2):134-142. 134
Tanzania   Karsch F. 1899. Neue äthiopische Limakodiden des Berliner Museums. - Entomologische Nachrichten 25(9):129-144. 144
Zimbabwe   Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. - — :i-viii, 1-434. 108

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Rubiaceae Coffea sp.   Pujol R. 1961. Insectes peu connus nuisibles aux caféiers en Afrique tropicale. - Café, Cacao, Thé 5(4):241-251. 250
Rubiaceae Coffea arabica Kenya Hering E. M. 1932c. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Limacodiden. - Stylops 1(5):105-107. 106
Rubiaceae Coffea sp. Malawi Smee C. 1939. Gelatine grub on tea in Nyasaland. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5(2):134-142. 135
Theaceae Camellia sp. Malawi Smee C. 1939. Gelatine grub on tea in Nyasaland. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5(2):134-142. 135
Annonaceae Annona 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. 182
Lythraceae Lagerstroemia 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. 182
Rosaceae Rosa 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. 182
Rubiaceae Coffea arabica 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. 182
Theaceae Camellia sinensis 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. 182