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Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Tetraschalini (tribe)/  Titanoptilus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1905
Citation:Titanoptilus melanodonta, n. sp.
Original genus:Titanoptilus
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1905e. On three remarkable new genera of Microlepidoptera.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:1905
Issue:2
Pagination:249
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14788069
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Titanoptilus melanodonta (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, British East Africa, N'dimy, Uganda Railway, mile 469, leg. C. S. Betton.
Distribution note:

The record of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equateur (Bigot 1969: 181) refers to Titanoptilus bigoti Usthuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025 (see P. Usthuzhanin et al. 2025b: 149).

Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Fokam E. B. & Tropek R. 2025b. Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905 Kenya Hampson G. F. 1905e. On three remarkable new genera of Microlepidoptera. page 249
Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905 Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 457
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination