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Cosmopterix apiculata Meyrick, 1922

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Higher taxa: Cosmopterigidae (family)/  Cosmopteriginae (subfamily)/  Cosmopterix (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Cosmopterix attenuatella
Authorship:Meyrick, 1922
Citation:Cosmopteryx [sic] apiculata, n. sp.
Original genus:Cosmopterix
Publication:Meyrick E. 1922a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2.
Journal:—
Volume:2
Issue:16–19
Pagination:568
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9809004
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Gelechia attenuatella Walker, 1864; synonymized by B. Landry (2001: 526).

Landry B. 2001. The Cosmopterigidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
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Cosmopterix apiculata Meyrick, 1922 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by J. F. G. Clarke (1965: 486), genitalia slide 9418♂, NHMUK Brazil Brazil, Parintins, 10.x, leg. Parish. Clarke J. F. G. 1965a. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History), described by Edward Meyrick. Vol. V. Timyridae, Hyponomeutidae, Ethmiidae, Metachandidae, Cosmopterigidae, Walshiidae, Blastodacnidae, Scythridae. page 568
Cosmopterix apiculata Meyrick, 1922 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK 10 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. Brazil Brazil, Parintins, 10.x, leg. Parish. Clarke J. F. G. 1965a. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History), described by Edward Meyrick. Vol. V. Timyridae, Hyponomeutidae, Ethmiidae, Metachandidae, Cosmopterigidae, Walshiidae, Blastodacnidae, Scythridae. page 568
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