Melittia congoana Le Cerf, 1916

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Higher taxa:	Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Melittiini (tribe)/  Melittia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Le Cerf, 1916
Citation:	Melittia congoana ♀ nov. sp.
Original genus:	Melittia
Publication:	Le Cerf F. 1916. Explication des planches.
Journal:	Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée
Volume:	12
Issue:	1
Pagination:	8; pl. 373, fig. 3112
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10521551

Melittia congoana (1)

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Taxonomic note:

See also O. G. Gorbunov & Y. Arita (1997: 293). Following Bartsch & Safian (2024: 439) the type locality “Thoumby, Congo” is most likely in the Central African Republic.

Gorbunov O. G. & Arita Y. 1997. A revision of Ferdinand Le Cerf's clearwing moth types (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae), kept at the Paris Museum. II. Melittiini in the Afrotropical Region.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Melittia congoana Le Cerf, 1916	Holotype	♀	MNHN	Holotype ♀, MNHN (see Y. Arita et al. 2021: 29).	Angola	[Angola], Congo, Thoumby, 1883, leg. L. Petit.	Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 8; pl. 373, fig. 3112

Distribution note:

Following Bartsch & Safian (2024: 439) the type locality “Thoumby, Congo” is most likely in the Central African Republic.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Melittia congoana Le Cerf, 1916	Angola		Le Cerf F. 1916. Explication des planches. page 8

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Melittia congoana (1)

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