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Scythris calciflua Meyrick, 1921

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Higher taxa: Scythrididae (family)/  Scythridinae (subfamily)/  Scythris (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Scythris epicoena
Authorship:Meyrick, 1921
Citation:Scythris calciflua n. sp.
Original genus:Scythris
Publication:Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pagination:115
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414636
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Scythris calciflua (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Elachista epicoena Meyrick, 1914; synonymized by B. Å. Bengtsson (2016: 379) but retained as a separate species by K. Nupponen (2018: 73).

Bengtsson B. Å. 2016. The Afrotropical Scythriidae – corrections and additions.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Scythris calciflua Meyrick, 1921 Lectotype ♂ TMSA Lectotype ♂, designated by B. Å. Bengtsson (2014: 95), genitalia side TMSA 16094♂, type no. 2553, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria North, 10.i.1913, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Bengtsson B. Å. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. page 115
Scythris calciflua Meyrick, 1921 Lectotype ♂ TMSA Paralectotypes 3♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria North, 10.i.1913, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Bengtsson B. Å. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. page 115
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