Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)

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Permalink:	LOPHATRI
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemistolini (tribe)/  Lophostola (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Warren, 1897)
Citation:	Hemithea atridisca sp. nov.
Original genus:	Hemithea
Publication:	Warren W. 1897a. New genera and species of moths from the Old-World regions in the Tring Museum.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	4
Issue:
Pagination:	40
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219401

Lophostola atridisca (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Lophostola by A. J. T. Janse (1935, 2(3): 378).

Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. A. J. Spiller.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Eswatini		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 228 (map)
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Mozambique		Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 379
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Warren W. 1897a. New genera and species of moths from the Old-World regions in the Tring Museum. page 40
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 106
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 228 (map)
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 228 (map)
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Tanzania		Fletcher D. S. 1958c. Geometridae from Tanganyika collected by Dr. Christa Lindemann and Nina Pavlitzki. page 122
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 106

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Acacia hirtella	Fabaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Senegalia sp.	Fabaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 228
Lophostola atridisca (Warren, 1897)	Vachellia sp.	Fabaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 228

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Lophostola atridisca (1)

Lophostola atridisca (2)

Lophostola atridisca (3)

Lophostola atridisca (4)

Lophostola atridisca (5)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination