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Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919

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Higher taxa:	Sesiidae (family)/ Sesiinae (subfamily)/ Melittiini (tribe)/ Melittia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1919
Citation:	Melittia pyropis n. sp.
Original genus:	Melittia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1919a. A classification of the Aegeriadae of the Oriental and Ethiopian regions.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	26
Issue:	1
Pagination:	84–85
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858123

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Melittia pyropis (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK (see Y. Arita et al. 2021: 15)	Malawi	[Malawi S], Br. C. Africa, Nyasaland, Mt Mlanje [Mulanje], 13.vi.1913, leg. S. A. Neave.	Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 84–85
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Paratype	♀	OUMNH	Paratype 1♀, type no LEPI 4091, OUMNH.	Malawi	[Malawi S], Br. C. Africa, Nyasaland, Mt Mlanje [Mulanje], 13.vi.1913, leg. S. A. Neave.	Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 84–85

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Ethiopia		Gorbunov O. G. 2015. Contributions to the study of the Ethiopian Lepidoptera. I. The genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"] (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with description of a new species. page 547
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Malawi		Hampson G. F. 1919a. A classification of the Aegeriadae of the Oriental and Ethiopian regions. page 85
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Mozambique		Gorbunov O. G. 2015. Contributions to the study of the Ethiopian Lepidoptera. I. The genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"] (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with description of a new species. page 547
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Somalia		Berio E. 1941c. Elenco di lepidotteri eteroceri raccolti da Querci-Romei in Somalia con diagnosi di nuove specie. page 122
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1919a. A classification of the Aegeriadae of the Oriental and Ethiopian regions. page 85
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919	Tanzania		Gorbunov O. G. 2015. Contributions to the study of the Ethiopian Lepidoptera. I. The genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"] (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with description of a new species. page 547

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