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Osmiasphex gorongosus Bartsch & Bakowksi, 2026

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Higher taxa: Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Sesiini (tribe)/  Osmiasphex (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Bartsch & Bakowksi, 2026
Citation:Osmiasphex gorongosus sp. nov.
Original genus:Osmiasphex
Publication:Bartsch D. & Bakowski M. 2026. A new genus and species of bee-mimicking clearwing moths from Mozambique (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiini).
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5792
Issue:3
Pagination:583–584, figs 1–7
URL:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5792.3.9
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Osmiasphex gorongosus Bartsch & Bakowksi, 2026 Holotype SMNS Holotype ♂, genitalia slide D. Bartsch 2025-4♂, SMNS. Mozambique Mozambique, Sofala Province, Gorongosa National Park, Bela Vista ranger outpost, 18°38’50.78”S 34°13’29.00”E, 290 m, 2015-05-10, leg. M. Bakowski.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Osmiasphex gorongosus Bartsch & Bakowksi, 2026 Mozambique Bartsch D. & Bakowski M. 2026. A new genus and species of bee-mimicking clearwing moths from Mozambique (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiini). page 583
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination