Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908

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Permalink:	EUPITENE
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Eupithecia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Dietze, 1908
Citation:	Eup.[ithecia] tenellata n. sp.
Original genus:	Eupithecia
Publication:	Dietze K. 1908. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Eupithecien. Schluss.
Journal:	Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris
Volume:	21
Issue:	2
Pagination:	165–166; pl. 2, figs 5, 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656769

Eupithecia deserticola (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Genitalia slides see E. Schütze (1961a: 64).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide E. Schütze A836♂, MfN	Tunisia	Tunisia, Gafsa.
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Allotype	♀	MfN	Allotype ♀, genitalia slide E. Schütze A887♀, MfN	Tunisia	Tunisia, Gafsa.
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Paratype	♀	MfN	Paratype 1♀, MfN.	Tunisia	Tunisia, Gafsa.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Morocco, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Rothschild W. 1915a. On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913–1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a journey to the Hoggar Mountains (Sahara). page 393
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Bahrain		Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 140
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1985b. New Heterocera from Oman (with a revised list of the moths known from the Musandam Peninsula). page 43
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 170
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	United Arab Emirates		Wiltshire E. P. 1985b. New Heterocera from Oman (with a revised list of the moths known from the Musandam Peninsula). page 43
Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1908	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 362

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Eupithecia deserticola (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Eupithecia deserticola (Turati, 1934)	(Turati, 1934)	species	Synonym	Tephroclystia deserticola
Eupithecia perspicuata Schütze, 1961	Schütze, 1961	species	Synonym	Eupithecia perspicuata