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Alucita meloui Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016

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Higher taxa: Alucitidae (family)/  Alucitinae (subfamily)/  Alucita (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Alucita malawica
Authorship:Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Citation:Alucita meloui Ustjuzhanin et Kovtunovich, sp. n.
Original genus:Alucita
Publication:Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2016c. Two new species of the many-plumed moth genus Alucita Linnaeus (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae) from Madagascar.
Journal:Entomological Review
Volume:96
Issue:8
Pagination:1115–1117, figs 1–3
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Alucita meloui (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Alucita malawica Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016; synonymized by P. Y. Ustjuzhanin et al. (2024: 4).

Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Prozorov A. 2024a. Alucitidae (Lepidoptera) – a new family for the fauna of Ethiopia.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Alucita meloui Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, type no 22752, NHMUK. Madagascar Madagascar, Diego Suarez [Antsiranana], 18.iv.1917, leg. G. Melou.
Alucita meloui Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 3♂, 9♀, NHMUK, ZIN, coll. Ustjuzhanin. Madagascar Madagascar, Diego Suarez [Antsiranana], 18.iv.1917, leg. G. Melou.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination