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Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Phyllonorycter (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Vári, 1961)
Citation:Lithocolletis melhaniae spec. nov.
Original genus:Lithocolletis
Publication:Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:12
Issue:
Pagination:218–219; pl. 23, fig. 5; pl. 65, fig. 8; pl. 105, fig. 4
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Phyllonorycter melhaniae (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7495♂, TMSA Zimbabwe [Zimbabwe], Southern Rhodesia, Melsetter District, Hot Springs, 29.iv.1956, leg. L. Vári.
Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961) Allotype ♀ TMSA Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7496, TMSA Zimbabwe [Zimbabwe], Southern Rhodesia, Melsetter District, Hot Springs, 29.iv.1956, leg. L. Vári.
Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961) Paratype ♂ TMSA Paratypes 1♂, 4♀, TMSA. Zimbabwe [Zimbabwe], Southern Rhodesia, Melsetter District, Hot Springs, 29.iv.1956, leg. L. Vári.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961) South Africa Limpopo De Prins J. & Kawahara A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) page 130
Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961) Zimbabwe Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 218–219
Plant note:

A moderate, oblong, opaque, tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Phyllonorycter melhaniae (Vári, 1961) Melhania velutina Malvaceae Zimbabwe Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 219
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