Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909

• Overview
• Types
• DNA
• Distribution
• Plants
• Parasites
• Photos
• Children
• Synonyms

Permalink:	EUPRMLEP
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Nygmiini (tribe)/  Euproctis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1909
Citation:	Euproctis melalepia, sp. n.
Original genus:	Euproctis
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	Transactions of the zoological Society of London
Volume:	19
Issue:	2
Pagination:	117; pl. 4, fig. 43
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31647295

Euproctis rorida (1)

---

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK	Uganda	[Uganda], River Ruwenzori, Mubuku Valley, 7000 ft.	Collenette C. L. 1937b. New African Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 117; pl. 4, fig. 43
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Allotype	♀	NHMUK	Neallotype ♀, designated by C. L. Collenette (1937b: 608), NHMUK.	Uganda	[Uganda], River Ruwenzori, Mubuku Valley, 7000 ft.	Collenette C. L. 1937b. New African Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 117; pl. 4, fig. 43

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 32
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 32
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Ethiopia		Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 148 (as rorida)
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Kenya		Collenette C. L. 1937b. New African Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 608
Euproctis melalepia Hampson, 1909	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 117

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Euproctis rorida (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Euproctis rorida Hering, 1926	Hering, 1926	species	Synonym	Euproctis rorida