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Lecithoceridae
59a0000.7 – 1066   Martyringa xeraula (Meyrick, 1910)
             Himalayan Grain Moth

© Donald Riley
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • xeraula Meyrick 1910 (Anchonoma); Type locality: "Khasi [Hills]; also from W. China"
  • kuwanii Heinrich 1920 (Santuzza); Type locality: Yokahoma, Japan
  • kuwani Meyrick 1922 (Anchonoma) missp.
  • ravicapitis Hodges 1960 (Martyringa); Type locality: Alexandria, LA
  • Taxonomic Notes: Martyringa xeraula (Meyrick, 1910), a pest of stored grain, includes as a new synonym [1066] Martyringa ravicapitis Hodges, 1960 in Saito (1987) following the recommendation of Hodges (pers. comm.) in which the variations in wing venation is explained.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Heinrich, C., 1920. A new genus and species of occophorid moths from Japan. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 22: 45; pl. 3, figs. 1-2 (♂ gen.).
    • Hodges, R. W., 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 130; pl. 6.28. order or free PDF
    • Hodges, R.W., 1960. Description of a new species of Martyringa (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) with a note on its biology. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 55(4): 81-83.
    • Meyrick, E., 1910. Descriptions of Indian Micro-lepidoptera. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 20: 144.
    • Meyrick, E., 1922. Lepidoptera Heterocera - Fam. Oecophoridae. Genera Insectorum, 180: 55.
    • Saito,T, 1987. Record of Martyringa xeraula (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera : Oecophoridae), a pest of stored grain, from Thailand, with a synonymic note. Microlepidoptera of Thailand, 1: 125-127.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀ (genitalia)
    Martyringa xeraula
    © Fran Rutkovsky
    Martyringa xeraula
    24mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Martyringa xeraula
    21mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Martyringa xeraula
    - Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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