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Opogona squamata Karisch & Stevens, 2020

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/  Opogona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Karisch & Stevens, 2020
Citation:Opogona squamata Karisch & Stevens, sp. nov.
Original genus:Opogona
Publication:Karisch T., Fowler L., Stevens N. & Dutton A.-J. 2020. Three new Opogona species with wing reduction from St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Hieroxestinae).
Journal:Metamorphosis
Volume:31
Issue:
Pagination:36–37, figs 7–10
URL:https://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1533/2020.06.28%20Karisch%20et%20al%20Opogona%20Final.pdf
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Opogona squamata Karisch & Stevens, 2020 Holotype MNVD Holotype ♂, genitalia slide T. Karisch 3738♂, MNVD Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, near Gregory's Battery, 285 m, 12.iii.2017, leg. T. Karisch.
Opogona squamata Karisch & Stevens, 2020 Paratype MNVD Paratype 1♀, genitalia slide T. Karisch 3739♀, MNVD Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, near Gregory's Battery, 285 m, 12.iii.2017, leg. T. Karisch.
Opogona squamata Karisch & Stevens, 2020 NHMUK 2♂, NHMUK. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, near Gregory's Battery, 285 m, 12.iii.2017, leg. T. Karisch.

DNA voucher(s)
MNVD-11448-D08  MNVD-11448-E12 

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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination