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Melittia usambara 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 usambara 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:231–233; pl. 471, fig. 3965
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10632369
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Melittia usambara (1)
Taxonomic note:

See also O. G. Gorbunov & Y. Arita (1997: 304).

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 usambara Le Cerf, 1917 Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN (see Y. Arita et al. 2021: 29). Tanzania [Tanzania], Afrique orientale, Usambara, Pangani, 1891, leg. L. Conradt. Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 231–233; pl. 471, fig. 3965
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination