 
  | Permalink: | STIGPROT | 
| Higher taxa: | Nepticulidae (family)/ Nepticulinae (subfamily)/ Nepticulini (tribe)/ Stigmella (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | (Meyrick, 1921) | 
| Citation: | Nepticula protosema n. sp. | 
| Original genus: | Nepticula | 
| Publication: | Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. | 
| Journal: | Annals of the Transvaal Museum | 
| Volume: | 8 | 
| Issue: | 2 | 
| Pagination: | 140 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414661 | 
Transferred to Stigmella by M. Scoble (1978b: 109).
| Scientific name | TypeStatus | Gender | Museum | Description | Country | Locality | Publication | URL | 
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| Stigmella protosema (Meyrick, 1921) | Holotype | ♂ | TMSA | Holotype ♂, type no 2396, in bad condition (see M. Scoble 1978b: 109), genitalia slide TMSA 4954♂, TMSA. | South Africa | [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria North, 12.iv.1917, leg. C. J. Swierstra. | Scoble M. J. 1978b. Nepticulidae of southern Africa: a taxonomic revision of the genus Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Monotrysia). page 140 | 
| Scientific name | Country | Province | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stigmella protosema (Meyrick, 1921) | Namibia | Janse A. J. T. 1942–1948. The moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae. page 175 | ||
| Stigmella protosema (Meyrick, 1921) | South Africa | Gauteng | Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 140 | |
| Stigmella protosema (Meyrick, 1921) | Zimbabwe | Scoble M. J. 1978b. Nepticulidae of southern Africa: a taxonomic revision of the genus Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Monotrysia). page 110 | 
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