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Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959)

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Higher taxa: Cossidae (family)/  Zeuzerinae (subfamily)/  Aethalopteryx (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Clench, 1959)
Citation:Xyleutes forsteri n. sp.
Original genus:Xyleutes
Publication:Clench H. K. 1959a. Notes on African Cossidae.
Journal:Veröffentlichungen der zoologischen Staatssammlung München
Volume:6
Issue:
Pagination:14–15; pl. 2, figs 8–9
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Aethalopteryx by R. V. Yakovlev (2011). Had been synonymized with Xyleutes tristis Gaede, 1915 by W. Mey (2016: 166); regarded as a separate species by R. V. Yakovlev et al. (2019: 449).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959) Holotype ZSM Holotype ♂, ZSM Namibia [Namibia], S. W. Africa, Okahandja, 14.i.1937, leg. F. Gaerdes.
Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959) Allotype ZSM Allotype ♀, ZSM Namibia [Namibia], S. W. Africa, Okahandja, 14.i.1937, leg. F. Gaerdes.
Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959) Paratype CMNH Paratypes 8♂, 2♀, CMNH. Namibia [Namibia], S. W. Africa, Okahandja, 14.i.1937, leg. F. Gaerdes.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination