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Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Tinea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Robinson, 1979
Citation:Tinea messalina sp. n.
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Robinson G. S. 1979. Cloth-moths of the Tinea pellionella complex: a revision of the world's species (Lepidoptera: Tineidae).
Journal:Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Entomology)
Volume:38
Issue:3
Pagination:87–88, figs 1, 24, 34, 48, 54, 63, 94, 95
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Petersen 1408, NHMUK Italy Italy, Venice, Lido Island, 29.v.1910, Walsingham.
Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979 Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratypes 2♀, genitalia slides Petersen 1508, 1719, NHMUK. Italy Italy, Venice, Lido Island, 29.v.1910, Walsingham.
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Canary Islands, Greece, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Malta (see R. Gaedike 2014: 203).

Gaedike R. 2014. On the Tineidae of the Southern Arabian Peninsula and Sudan (Lepidoptera: Tineidae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979 Yemen Robinson G. S. 1979. Cloth-moths of the Tinea pellionella complex: a revision of the world's species (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 88
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination