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Acridotarsa tentatrix (Meyrick, 1935)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Acridotarsa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Acridotarsa melipecta
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1935)
Citation:Passalactis tentatrix sp. n.
Original genus:Passalactis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1935c. Description of a Tineid moth and its inquiline larva.
Journal:Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London
Volume:10
Issue:
Pagination:49
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Paraclystis melipecta Meyrick, 1915; synonymized by J. Ghesquière (1940) and by L. Gozmány (1966a: 54).

Gozmány L. A. 1966a. Tineid moths from the Ruwenzori range (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Acridotarsa tentatrix (Meyrick, 1935) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Malawi [Malawi], Nyasaland, leg. W. A. Lamborn.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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