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Titanoptilus murkwe Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Tetraschalini (tribe)/  Titanoptilus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025
Citation:Titanoptilus murkwe Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov.
Original genus:Titanoptilus
Publication: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.
Journal:ZooKeys
Volume:1231
Issue:
Pagination:149–151, figs 5, 6
URL:https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.139530
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Titanoptilus murkwe (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Titanoptilus murkwe Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025 Holotype ♀ ZMJU Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 241016♀, ZMJU. Cameroon Cameroon, Mt Cameroon, Crater Lake, 4.1443°N 9.0717°E, 1500 m, 23–29.iv.2017, leg. V. Maicher, P. Potocký & S. Delabye.
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination