Kayamuhakaia karenae Lehmann, 2025

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Permalink:	KAYAKARE
Higher taxa:	Metarbelidae (family)/  Kayamuhakaia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Lehmann, 2025
Citation:	Kayamuhakaia karenae sp. nov.
Original genus:	Kayamuhakaia
Publication:	Lehmann I. 2025. The new genera Kayamuhakaia, Finsterwaldeia, Lichterfeldia (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae Strand, 1909) with thirty-six new species from lowland, submontane and montane areas of eastern, central and south-central Africa (Afrotropical Region).
Journal:	None
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Pagination:	104–108, figs 5c, 17d
URL:	http://www.phegea.org/Documents/Lehmann_2025.pdf

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Kayamuhakaia karenae Lehmann, 2025	Holotype	♀	ZSM	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide I. Lehmann 20/032020♀, ZSM.	Kenya	Kenya, Kiambu County, Gatamaiyu, 0°58’19’’S 36°41’50’’E, 2130–2645 m, 22–29.x.1992, leg. H. Politzar.
Kayamuhakaia karenae Lehmann, 2025	Paratype	♀	ZSM	Paratype 1♀, genitalia slide I. Lehmann 30/032020♀, ZSM. Kenya, Kiambu County, Gatamaiyu, 0°58’19’’S 36°41’50’’E, 2130–2645 m, 1996-02-05, leg. H. Politzar.	Kenya	Kenya, Kiambu County, Gatamaiyu, 0°58’19’’S 36°41’50’’E, 2130–2645 m, 1996-02-05, leg. H. Politzar.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Kayamuhakaia karenae Lehmann, 2025	Kenya		Lehmann I. 2025. The new genera Kayamuhakaia, Finsterwaldeia, Lichterfeldia (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae Strand, 1909) with thirty-six new species from lowland, submontane and montane areas of eastern, central and south-central Africa (Afrotropical Region). page 104

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