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Leucoptera xanthochyta (Meyrick, 1918)

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Higher taxa: Cemiostomidae (family)/  Cemiostomidae (subtribe)/  Leucoptera (genus)/  Leucoptera (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1918)
Citation:Crobylophora xanthochyta n. sp.
Original genus:Crobylophora
Publication:Meyrick E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:6
Issue:2
Pagination:41
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361267
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Leucoptera xanthochyta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Leucoptera by E. J. van Nieukerken & D. J. L. Agassiz (2026: 434).

van Nieukerken E. J. & Agassiz D. J. L. 2026. New leafminers on Senegalia mellifera (formerly Acacia mellifera, Fabaceae) in Kenya (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae & Cemiostomidae) are some of Africa’s smallest moths.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucoptera xanthochyta (Meyrick, 1918) Lectotype ♂ TMSA Paralectotype 1♂, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 02.vii.1913, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Leucoptera xanthochyta (Meyrick, 1918) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, NHMUK South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 02.vii.1913, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Leucoptera xanthochyta (Meyrick, 1918) South Africa Meyrick E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 41
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination