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Mesocolpia peremptata (Walker, 1862)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Mesocolpia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1862)
Citation:Larentia peremptata
Original genus:Larentia
Publication:Walker F. 1862a. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXIV.– Geometrites (continued).
Journal:—
Volume:24
Issue:
Pagination:1191
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39714117
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Mesocolpia peremptata (1)
Taxonomic note:

The label under the holotype states: "Bingerville, Ivory Coast, 1915, (G. Melou)", which cannot be correct because the species was described 53 years before 1915.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mesocolpia peremptata (Walker, 1862) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination