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Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909)

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Higher taxa: Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Teinorhyncha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bethune-Baker, 1909)
Citation:Miresa melanosticta, sp. n.
Original genus:Miresa
Publication:Bethune-Baker G. T. 1909. Descriptions of new African Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 3
Issue:
Pagination:426
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071799
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Kenya [Kenya], B. E. Africa, Nandi Country, Kamililo, vi.1903.
Distribution note:

The species treated by A. J. T. Janse (1964: 95) as C. melanosticta appears to be habenichti Wichgraf (see D. S. Fletcher 1968: 331).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1976. Entomofauna from Cabora Bassa. Results of the Entomological Brigade of the IICM. III. Lepidoptera. page 27
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Dufrane A. 1945. Lépidoptères du Kivu (3e note). page 139 (as habenichti)
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Ghana Pinhey E. C. G. 1976. Entomofauna from Cabora Bassa. Results of the Entomological Brigade of the IICM. III. Lepidoptera. page 27
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Kenya Bethune-Baker G. T. 1909. Descriptions of new African Lepidoptera. page 426
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 55
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Mozambique Wichgraf F. 1913. Eine neue äthiopische Limacodidae und anderes. page 9 (as habenichti)
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Tanzania page NHMO
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Zambia Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. page 95
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Zimbabwe Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. page 95
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Teinorhyncha melanosticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909) Terminalia sp. Combretaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 182
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Teinorhyncha habenichti (Wichgraf, 1913) (Wichgraf, 1913) species Synonym Ctenolita habenichti
Teinorhyncha habernichti (Fletcher D. S., 1968) (Fletcher D. S., 1968) species Misapplied Ctenolita habernichti