Autosticha pelodes (MEYRICK, 1883)
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https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.66.2.347-370.1910 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5463447 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA46282A-EE07-0966-D48B-1402FE6C05AC |
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Felipe |
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Autosticha pelodes (MEYRICK, 1883) |
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Autosticha pelodes (MEYRICK, 1883)
Description (plate 1: figs 1–4): Wingspan: 13,5–17 mm.
This species was not yet known from Reunion and Africa. Six specimens were collected and examined: La Réunion, La Possession, alt. 400 m, 03-v-2015, 14-xi-2015 (slide RE-2247, female) , 25-i-2016 (slide RE-2379, male) , 15-ii-2016, 09-vii-2016 and 15-x-2016. Three of the collected specimen were deposited in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands in July 2016 . Other specimens recorded but not collected: 09-iv-2013, 26-viii-2014, 14-x-2014, 18-x-2014, 21-x-2014.
Distribution: distributed by men, known from Java, Celebes, New Hebrides, Samoa, Austral islands, Marquesas, Hawaii (ZIMMERMANN, 1978), New Caledonia. New record for La Réunion.
Hostplants: decaying vegetable matter, including sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L., Poaceae ), palm fronds, Ipomoea capsules, dead twigs and sticks of Araucaria , Lantana and Ricinus .
Remarks: This species was illustrated by ZIMMERMAN (1978, pp. 1797–1801), including male & female genitalia, wing venations and larvae.
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