Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909

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Permalink:	AGDIMALI
Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Agdistinae (subfamily)/  Agdistis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1909
Citation:	Agdistis malitiosa, n. sp.
Original genus:	Agdistis
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	2
Issue:	1
Pagination:	4; pl. 2, fig. 3
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50494889

Agdistis malitiosa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	5 Paratypes ♂, ♀, TMSA, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Gauteng], Pretoria, 20.ii.1907, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Lectotype	♀	TMSA	Lectotype ♀, type no 1625, genitalia slide 9764♀, TMSA	South Africa	[South Africa, Gauteng], Pretoria, 20.ii.1907, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 167
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 167
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Ethiopia		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Gorbunov O. G. & Kemal A. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. page 354
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Kenya		Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 4
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Lesotho		Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. page 168
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Malawi		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 455
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Namibia		Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2009a. New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from southern Africa. page 39
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Rwanda		Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 154
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Udovichenko P., Armstrong A. & Streltzov A. N. 2020. Plume moths in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. page 19
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Western Cape	Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 165
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Free State	Arenberger E. 2001b. Zur Verbreitung der Gattung Agdistis im südlichen Afrika. 4. Beitrag. page 40
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 4
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Tanzania		Arenberger E. 1986a. Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region (1. Beitrag) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). page 189
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Uganda		Arenberger E. 1986a. Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region (1. Beitrag) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). page 189
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Zambia		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 455
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Zimbabwe		Arenberger E. 1988. Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region. 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). page 16

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 219).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Lantana sp.	Verbenaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 219
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Solanum sp.	Solanaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 219
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909	Vernonia sp.	Asteraceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 219

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Agdistis malitiosa (1)

Agdistis malitiosa (2)

Agdistis malitiosa (3)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination