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Macrotarsipodes leptosceles (Bradley, 1968)

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Higher taxa: Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Synanthedonini (tribe)/  Macrotarsipodes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bradley, 1968)
Citation:Synanthedon leptosceles sp. n.
Original genus:Synanthedon
Publication:Bradley J. D. 1968b. Two new species of clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) associated with sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) in East Africa.
Journal:Bulletin of Entomological Research
Volume:58
Issue:1
Pagination:47–50, figs 1, 3, 4, 7
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Macrotarsipodes leptosceles (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Macrotarsipodes by D. Bartsch & Sz. Sáfián (2022: 119).

Bartsch D. & Sáfián Sz. 2022. Taxonomic changes and review of the genera Tipulamima Holland, 1893 and Macrotarsipodes Le Cerf, 1916 stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles (Bradley, 1968) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Nairobi, e.l. Ipomoea batatas 10.xi.1965, leg. K. K. Shunak.
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles (Bradley, 1968) Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Nairobi, e.l. Ipomoea batatas 10.xi.1965, leg. K. K. Shunak.
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles (Bradley, 1968) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 8♂, 3♀, genitalia slides 10725♂, 10740♂, 10752♀, 10763♀, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Nairobi, e.l. Ipomoea batatas 10.xi.1965, leg. K. K. Shunak.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles (Bradley, 1968) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Kenya Bradley J. D. 1968b. Two new species of clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) associated with sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) in East Africa. page 47
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