Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)

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Permalink:	AETHFLOR
Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Spilomelini (tribe)/  Aethaloessa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:	[Stenia] Floridalis
Original genus:	Stenia
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:	Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:	(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:	60–61
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531704

Aethaloessa floridalis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Aethaloessa by P. E. S. Whalley (1961b: 106).

Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Holotype	♂	SNHM	Holotype ♂, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, "Habitat in terra Natalensi", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Indonesia (Java), Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Angola		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	British Indian Ocean Territory	Chagos	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 304
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Cameroon		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Equateur	Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 127
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	East Kasai	Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 127
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Equatorial Guinea	Bioko	Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Ethiopia		Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 23
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Ghana		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Kenya		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Madagascar		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Mozambique		Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 127
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Nigeria		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Sao Tome & Principe	São Tomé	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 70
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Seychelles	Mahé	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 101
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Sierra Leone		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa		Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 61
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1859b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVII.– Pyralides. page 334 (as merionealis)
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Tanzania		page S. King
Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852)	Uganda		Whalley P. E. S. 1961b. A revision of two species complexes in the Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). 1. Cotachena histricalis Walker 2. Syngamia floridalis Zeller. page 106

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Aethaloessa floridalis (1)

Aethaloessa floridalis (2)

Aethaloessa floridalis (3)

Aethaloessa floridalis (4)

Aethaloessa floridalis (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Aethaloessa merionalis (Lederer, 1863)	(Lederer, 1863)	species	Misapplied	Syngamia merionalis
Aethaloessa merionealis (Walker, 1859)	(Walker, 1859)	species	Synonym	Syngamia merionealis