Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014, Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Zootaxa 3847 (4), pp. 451-494 : 456-457

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C1F94BC0-BE4B-42A9-9FE0-1F700D384B48

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6144425

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF137930-FF8C-FF9C-FF48-9205BBAAFE10

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scientific name

Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
status

 

Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907 View in CoL

Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907: 115 View in CoL . (Type locality: Yemen, Sokotra).

Deuterocopus viticola Meyrick, 1911: 104 View in CoL . (Type locality: Sri Lanka).

Deuterocopus triannulatus Meyrick, 1913: 107 View in CoL . (Type locality: Australia).

Deuterocopus deltoptilus Meyrick, 1930: 565 View in CoL . (Type locality: Uganda). Syn. nov. Deuterocopus henrioti Bigot & Boireau, 2006: 16 View in CoL –17. (Type locality: Cote d'Ivoire). Syn. nov.

Material examined: 1 ♀ Mpatamanga, 26.12.2008, 5 ex. 16– 17. 01.2009; 6 ex. Mwabvi, 30– 31.12.2008; 1 ♂ Monkey Bay, 03.01.2009; 1 ♀ Nkhata Bay, 05.01.2009; 6 ex. Uzuzu Hill, 14– 15.12.2010, 1 ♂ 23– 25.12.2011; 2 ex. 23 km N Thazima Gate, 23– 24.12.2010 Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ♀ Matandwe, 2.12.2010, R. Murphy .

Distribution: Yemen, Rep. S. Africa, Somalia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Ivory Coast.— Oman, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, Burma, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia.

Notes: During a study of the type material in BMNH (London), it was found that Deuterocopus deltoptilus Meyrick, 1930 is the junior synonym of Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907 and Deuterocopus henrioti Bigot & Boireau, 2006 (which was synonymized with Deuterocopus deltoptilus Meyrick, 1930 (Gielis 2011)) and is, likewise, a synonym of Deuterocopus socotranus . New for Malawi.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

SubFamily

Deuterocopinae

Genus

Deuterocopus

Loc

Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014
2014
Loc

Deuterocopus henrioti

Bigot & Boireau 2006: 16
2006
Loc

Deuterocopus deltoptilus

Meyrick 1930: 565
1930
Loc

Deuterocopus triannulatus

Meyrick 1913: 107
1913
Loc

Deuterocopus viticola

Meyrick 1911: 104
1911
Loc

Deuterocopus socotranus

Rebel 1907: 115
1907
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