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Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Kallies, 2018

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Higher taxa: Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Synanthedonini (tribe)/  Osmanthedon (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Agassiz & Kallies, 2018
Citation:Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Kallies spec. nov.
Original genus:Osmanthedon
Publication:Agassiz D. J. L. & Kallies A. 2018. A new genus and species of myrmecophile clearwing moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from East Africa.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:4392
Issue:3
Pagination:590, 592, figs 1–6
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Osmanthedon domaticola (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Kallies, 2018 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 33632♂, type no 17818, NHMUK Tanzania Tanzania, Sanya, 03.iii.1961, leg. B. Hocking.
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Kallies, 2018 Paratype ♂ MfN Paratypes 1♂, 4♀, NMK, MfN. Tanzania Tanzania, Sanya, 03.iii.1961, leg. B. Hocking.
Plant note:

Within domatia (ant galls) used by ants of the genus Crematogaster (see D. J. L. Agassiz & Kallies 2018: 592).

Agassiz D. J. L. & Kallies A. 2018. A new genus and species of myrmecophile clearwing moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from East Africa.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Kallies, 2018 Acacia drepanolobium Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. & Kallies A. 2018. A new genus and species of myrmecophile clearwing moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from East Africa. page 590
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