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Megaherpystis hendrickxi (Ghesquière, 1940)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Eucosmini (tribe)/  Megaherpystis (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Megaherpystis nereidopa
Authorship:(Ghesquière, 1940)
Citation:Polychrosis hendrickxi n. sp.
Original genus:Polychrosis
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:98–99

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Megaherpystis by J. Razowski, P. Trematerra & M. Colacci (2018: 96). A junior subjective synonym of Eucosma nereidopa Meyrick, 1927; synonymized by J. Razowski, L. Aarvik & J. De Prins (2010: 24).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Megaherpystis hendrickxi (Ghesquière, 1940) Holotype RMCA Holotype ♂, abdomen flat (see J. Razowski, L. Aarvik & J. De Prins 2010: 24), RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, South Kivu], Congo belge, Kivu, Mulungu, 15.vi.1938, leg. Hendrickx. Razowski J., Aarvik L. & De Prins J. 2010. An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. page 98–99
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