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Diacrotricha lanceatus (Arenberger, 1986)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Pterophorini (tribe)/  Diacrotricha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Arenberger, 1986)
Citation:Pselnophorus lanceatus n. sp.
Original genus:Pselnophorus
Publication:Arenberger E. 1986a. Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region (1. Beitrag) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae).
Journal:Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft
Volume:59
Issue:1–2
Pagination:169–171, figs 9, 16
URL:https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=seg-001%3A1986%3A59%3A%3A3 https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=seg-001%3A1986%3A59%3A%3A3 191
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Diacrotricha lanceatus (Arenberger, 1986) Holotype ♂ NHMB Holotype ♂, NHMB Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Fayfa, in the mountains near Gizan, 27–31.iii.1983, leg. Holzschuh.
Diacrotricha lanceatus (Arenberger, 1986) Paratype ♂ NHMB Paratypes 2♂, NHMB, coll. Arenberger. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Fayfa, in the mountains near Gizan, 27–31.iii.1983, leg. Holzschuh.
Distribution note:

V. N. Kovtunovich et al. (2023: 137) record this species in the genus Cosmoclostis without any explanation. They also claim that Afromoths has recorded the species from Ethiopia.

Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Pototski A. & Haverinen R. 2023. To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination