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Melittia houlberti Le Cerf, 1917

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Higher taxa: Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Melittiini (tribe)/  Melittia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Le Cerf, 1917
Citation:Melittia Houlberti n. sp.
Original genus:Melittia
Publication:Le Cerf F. 1917. Contributions à l'étude des Aegeriidae. Description et iconographie d'espèces et de formes nouvelles ou peu connues.
Journal:Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée
Volume:14
Issue:
Pagination:233–234; pl. 477, fig. 3931
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10632371
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Melittia houlberti (1)
Taxonomic note:

See also O. G. Gorbunov & Y. Arita (1997: 301).

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 houlberti Le Cerf, 1917 Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN (not a male as stated on the label, see Y. Arita et al. 2021: 29). Uganda Uganda, 23.vi, leg. F. Le Cerf. Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 233–234; pl. 477, fig. 3931
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination