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Compsoctena tridentifera (Meyrick, 1927)

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Higher taxa: Eriocottidae (family)/  Compsocteninae (subfamily)/  Compsoctena (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Compsoctena microctenis
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1927)
Citation:Melasina tridentifera, n. sp.
Original genus:Melasina
Publication:Meyrick E. 1927a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3.
Journal:—
Volume:3
Issue:11–12
Pagination:328–329
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38654399
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Melasina microctenis Meyrick, 1914; synonymized by W. Dierl (1970: 10, 32).

Dierl W. 1970a. Compsoctenidae: Ein neues Taxon von Familienstatus (Lepid.).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Compsoctena tridentifera (Meyrick, 1927) Holotype ♂ TMSA Lectotype ♂, type no 262, designated as holotype by A. J. T. Janse (1968: 76), genitalia slide 933♂, TMSA Zimbabwe [Zimbabwe], S Rhodesia, Salisbury [Harare], Mazoe [Mazowe], Hopefontein, xii–i, leg. A. J. T. Janse. Janse A. J. T. 1968. On the types of South African Microlepidoptera described by the late Edward Meyrick and preserved in the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria and the South African Museum, Cape Town. Vol. 1. Tineidae. page 328–329
Compsoctena tridentifera (Meyrick, 1927) Lectotype ♂ TMSA 3 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, type no 264, genitalia slide 9116, TMSA. Zimbabwe [Zimbabwe], S Rhodesia, Salisbury [Harare], Mazoe [Mazowe], Hopefontein, xii–i, leg. A. J. T. Janse. Janse A. J. T. 1968. On the types of South African Microlepidoptera described by the late Edward Meyrick and preserved in the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria and the South African Museum, Cape Town. Vol. 1. Tineidae. page 328–329
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