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Epipyrops fulvipunctata Distant, 1913

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Higher taxa: Epipyropidae (family)/  Epipyrops (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Distant, 1913
Citation:Epipyrops fulvipunctata, sp. n.
Original genus:Epipyrops
Publication:Distant W. L. 1913. Addenda (to the note of H. W. Bell-Marley).
Journal:The Zoologist
Volume:(4) 17
Issue:866
Pagination:290, fig. 1
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40915614
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Epipyrops fulvipunctata (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epipyrops fulvipunctata Distant, 1913 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Durban, leg. H. W. Bell-Marley.
Epipyrops fulvipunctata Distant, 1913 Paralectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Durban, leg. H. W. Bell-Marley.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epipyrops fulvipunctata Distant, 1913 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Distant W. L. 1913. Addenda (to the note of H. W. Bell-Marley). page 290
Plant note:

The caterpillars are external parasites of Rhinortha guttata, a bug of the family Fulgoridae. See details about its discovery and biology in H. W. Bell-Marley (1913: 281–289).

Bell-Marley H. W. 1913. Some notes on a luminous South African fulgorid insect (Rhinorta guttata, Walk.), together with a description of its parasitic lepidopterous larva.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Epipyrops fulvipunctata Distant, 1913 Rhinortha guttata Coccidae South Africa Bell-Marley H. W. 1913. Some notes on a luminous South African fulgorid insect (Rhinorta guttata, Walk.), together with a description of its parasitic lepidopterous larva. page 281
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
Epipyrops fulvipuncta Janse, 1917 Janse, 1917 species Misapplied Epipyrops fulvipuncta