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Xanthorhoe latissima Prout L. B., 1921

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Xanthorhoini (tribe)/  Xanthorhoe (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Prout L. B., 1921
Citation:Xanthorhoë latissima sp. nov.
Original genus:Xanthorhoe
Publication:Prout L. B. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barns. IV. New Geometridae.
Journal:Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:1
Issue:1
Pagination:140–141; pl. 18, fig. 7
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32286042

Taxonomic note:

In the RMCA is a ♀ indicated as allotype; L. B. Prout (1921: 140) mentions only 1 ♂ specimen and the so-called allotype was caught 14 years after the original description and hence cannot have been part of the original type series.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Xanthorhoe latissima Prout L. B., 1921 Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Central Africa, leg. T. A. Barns.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Xanthorhoe latissima Prout L. B., 1921 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 19
Xanthorhoe latissima Prout L. B., 1921 Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 103
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination