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Mecothrix iridescens (van Son, 1933)

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Higher taxa: Nolidae (family)/  Nolinae (subfamily)/  Nolini (tribe)/  Mecothrix (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(van Son, 1933)
Citation:Celama iridescens sp. n.
Original genus:Celama
Publication:van Son G. 1933. A revision of South African moths of the tribe Nolini.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:15
Issue:2
Pagination:189–190; pl. 4, figs 3a–c; pl. 8, figs 1, 2
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Mecothrix iridescens (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mecothrix iridescens (van Son, 1933) Holotype ♂ SAMC Holotype ♂, SAMC South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Province, Stellenbosch, 15.iii.1921, leg. C. K. Brain.
Mecothrix iridescens (van Son, 1933) Allotype ♀ TMSA Allotype ♀, TMSA South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Province, Stellenbosch, 15.iii.1921, leg. C. K. Brain.
Mecothrix iridescens (van Son, 1933) Paratype ♂ TMSA Paratypes 1♂, 5♀, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Province, Stellenbosch, 15.iii.1921, leg. C. K. Brain.
Plant note:

Stem borer on Protea sp. (see A. C. Myburgh & D. J. Rust 1975: 58).

Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Mecothrix iridescens (van Son, 1933) Protea sp. Proteaceae South Africa Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province. page 58
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