Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Tineoidea Eriocottidae

• Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852

  • Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852; K. VetenskAkad. Handl. 1852: 87
• Compsoctena cyclatma (Meyrick, 1908) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina cyclatma Meyrick, 1908; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908: 746; TL: Transvaal, NE.Pretoria district

  • Compsoctena cyclatma; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena indecorella (Walker, 1863)

  • Alavona indecorella Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 28: 515

  • Compsoctena indecorella; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena aedifica (Meyrick, 1908) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina aedifica Meyrick, 1908; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908: 744; TL: Transvaal, Pretoria

  • Compsoctena aedifica, African Moths [AFM]

  • Compsoctena aedifica; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena aethalea (Meyrick, 1907) Khasi Hills

  • Melasina aethalea Meyrick, 1907; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18 (1): 159; TL: Khasi Hills

  • Compsoctena aethalea; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena brachyctenis (Meyrick, 1909) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina brachyctenis Meyrick, 1909; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 5 (7): 364; TL: Cape Colony, Vryburg

  • Compsoctena brachyctenis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Compsoctena brachyctenis; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena fossoria (Meyrick, 1920) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina fossoria Meyrick, 1920; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 17 (4): 310; TL: Transvaal, junction of Crocodile and Marico Rivers

  • Compsoctena fossoria; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena microctenis (Meyrick, 1914)

  • Melasina microctenis Meyrick, 1914; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8): 253; TL: Matabeleland, Bulawayo

  • Compsoctena microctenis; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena dermatodes (Meyrick, 1914)

  • Melasina dermatodes Meyrick, 1914; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8): 253; TL: Matabeleland, Bulawayo

  • Compsoctena dermatodes; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena autoderma (Meyrick, 1914)

  • Melasina autoderma Meyrick, 1914; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8): 253; TL: Matabeleland, Bulawayo

  • Compsoctena autoderma; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena ostracitis (Meyrick, 1913) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina ostracitis Meyrick, 1913; Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4): 334; TL: Noordkaap

  • Compsoctena ostracitis; [NHM card]
  • ?Melasina astracitis[sic, recte ostracitis?]; [NHM card]
• Compsoctena byrseis (Meyrick, 1934) Belgian Congo

  • Melasina byrseis Meyrick, 1934; Exotic Microlep. 4 (16-17): 518; TL: Belgian Congo, Elisabethville

  • Melasina byrseis; [NHM card]
  • Compsoctena byrseis; [AfroMoths]
• Compsoctena agria (Meyrick, 1909) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina agria Meyrick, 1909; Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (1): 27, pl. 8, f. 8; TL: Pretoria

  • ?Melasina nigra[sic, recte agria]; [NHM card]
  • Compsoctena agria; [AfroMoths]
• Compsoctena niphocosma (Meyrick, 1934) Tanzania. See [maps]

  • niphocosma (Meyrick, 1934) (Melasina); Exotic Microlep. 4 (16-17): 483

  • Melasina niphocosma; [NHM card]
  • Compsoctena niphocosma; [AfroMoths]
• Compsoctena susurrans (Meyrick, 1911) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Melasina susurrans Meyrick, 1911; Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (1): 82; TL: Woodbush Village

  • Melasina susurrans; [NHM card]
  • Compsoctena susurrans; [AfroMoths]

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