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Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940

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Higher taxa: Lyonetiidae (family)/  Cemiostominae (subfamily)/  Leucoptera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Ghesquière, 1940
Citation:L.[eucoptera] meyricki n. n.
Original genus:Leucoptera
Publication:Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie).
Journal:Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés
Volume:Sér. III (II) 7
Issue:1
Pagination:80, footnote
Taxonomic note:

See also P. Viette (1996: 15); has been misidentified as Leucoptera coffeella Guérin by E. Meyrick (Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 557).

Viette P. 1996. Lépidoptères hétérocères de la Réunion (= Bourbon).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by J. D. Bradley (1959: 417), NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Kabete, e.l. 22.i.1922, leg. H. E. Box. Bradley J. D. 1959. Taxonomic notes on Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière and Leucoptera coffeella Guérin-Méneville (Lep. Lyonetiidae). page 80, footnote
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 4♂, 1♀, one specimen lost, only pin remaining, the ♀ identified as L. daricella (see Bradley 1959: 417), NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Kabete, e.l. 22.i.1922, leg. H. E. Box. Bradley J. D. 1959. Taxonomic notes on Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière and Leucoptera coffeella Guérin-Méneville (Lep. Lyonetiidae). page 80, footnote
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Central African Republic Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 93
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Ethiopia Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 93
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Madagascar Box H. E. 1923. The bionomics of the white coffee-leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella Guér. in Kenya Colony (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). page 134 (as coffeella)
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Malawi Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 93
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Mauritius Box H. E. 1923. The bionomics of the white coffee-leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella Guér. in Kenya Colony (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). page 134 (as coffeella)
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Réunion Box H. E. 1923. The bionomics of the white coffee-leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella Guér. in Kenya Colony (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). page 134 (as coffeella)
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Saudi Arabia Box H. E. 1923. The bionomics of the white coffee-leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella Guér. in Kenya Colony (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). page 134 (as coffeella)
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 538
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 South Africa Mpumalanga Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 538
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Tanzania Box H. E. 1923. The bionomics of the white coffee-leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella Guér. in Kenya Colony (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). page 134 (as coffeella)
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Uganda Box H. E. 1923. The bionomics of the white coffee-leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella Guér. in Kenya Colony (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). page 134 (as coffeella)
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 Zimbabwe Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 93
Plant note:

See also H. E. Box (1923: 133–142, as Leucoptera coffeella), Notley (1948: 399–416, as Leucoptera coffeella, 1956), M. Bigger (1967: 149–150).

Bigger M. 1967. Pest profiles II – Leaf miners.
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination