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Tinemelitta ceriaula (Meyrick, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Tinemelitta (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1914)
Citation:Tinea ceriaula, n. sp.
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Meyrick E. 1914a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1.
Journal:—
Volume:1
Issue:6–9
Pagination:211
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10440087
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tinemelitta ceriaula (Meyrick, 1914) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide L. A. Gozmány 10272♂, NHMUK Nigeria Nigeria S, Ibadan, ix–x.1913, leg. W. A. Lamborn.
Tinemelitta ceriaula (Meyrick, 1914) Paratype ♂ NHMUK 5 Paratypes ♂, ♀, genitalia slide L. A. Gozmány 10353, NHMUK. Nigeria Nigeria S, Ibadan, ix–x.1913, leg. W. A. Lamborn.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Tinemelitta ceriaula (Meyrick, 1914) Nigeria Meyrick E. 1914a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. page 211
Tinemelitta ceriaula (Meyrick, 1914) Uganda Meyrick E. 1933a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. page 412 (as favicola)
Plant note:

Combs and nests of bees; bred from those of Mellipona species (see E. Meyrick 1933a: 412, L. A. Gozmány & L. Vári 1973: 73).

Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Tinemelitta favicola (Meyrick, 1933) (Meyrick, 1933) species Synonym Tineola favicola