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Lecithocera officialis Meyrick, 1911

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Higher taxa: Lecithoceridae (family)/  Lecithocerinae (subfamily)/  Lecithocera (genus)/  Lecithocera (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1911
Citation:Lecithocera officialis, n. sp.
Original genus:Lecithocera
Publication:Meyrick E. 1911d. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. III.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:3
Issue:1
Pagination:67
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50476973
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Lecithocera officialis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Does not belong to Lecithocera and not even to Lecithoceridae; its current taxonomic position cannot be defined at the moment (K.-T. Park & W. De Prins 2019a: 475).

Park K.-T. & De Prins W. 2019a. Re-examination of the type specimens of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera), deposited in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Belgium, with descriptions of ten new species from DR Congo belonging to Thubdora Park and Torodora Meyrick.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Lecithocera officialis Meyrick, 1911 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, in bad condition, abdomen missing (see Clarke 1965a: 148), NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Limpopo], Haenertsburg, 06.xii.1909, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Clarke J. F. G. 1965a. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History), described by Edward Meyrick. Vol. V. Timyridae, Hyponomeutidae, Ethmiidae, Metachandidae, Cosmopterigidae, Walshiidae, Blastodacnidae, Scythridae. page 67
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Lecithocera officialis Meyrick, 1911 South Africa Limpopo Meyrick E. 1911d. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. III. page 67
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination