Meganola brunellus ( Hampson, 1893 )

Joshi, Rahul, Singh, Navneet & Laszlo, Gyula M., 2019, An updated Checklist of subfamily Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3), pp. 263-281 : 269

33. Meganola brunellus ( Hampson, 1893)

Rhynchopalpus brunellus Hampson, 1893 , Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum 9: 89.

Nola brunella Hampson, 1900 ; Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum 2: 34.

Nola achromia Hampson, 1909 , Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 4: 352.

Celamoides corticella Eecke,1926 ; Zoologische Mededeelingen, Leiden 9: 39.

Meganola pseudohypena Inoue, 1982 , in Inoue et al., Moths of Japan 1: 667.

Meganola brunellus ( Hampson, 1893) : László et al., 2010, Esperiana 15: 51

TL: Pundaloya, Sri Lanka; Syntypes.

TD: BMNH.

Distribution in India: Nagaland, Sikkim, Assam ( Hampson 1900). Elsewhere: Sri Lanka ( Hampson 1893); Taiwan, Japan, Ryukyu Island ( Inoue 2001); Japan ( Inoue 1982); Sumatra ( Eecke 1926); Sundaland, Queensland, Bismarck Island ( Holloway 2003); Thailand ( László et al., 2010, 2015).

Host Plant: Melastoma ( Melastomataceae ) Robinson et al., (2001).

Remarks: First reference was erroneously cited as Roeselia brunellus by László et al., (2010).