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Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oxyptiliini (tribe)/  Megalorhipida (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Megalorhipida leucodactylus
Authorship:(Walker, 1864)
Citation:Pterophorus defectalis
Original genus:Pterophorus
Publication:Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites.
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Volume:30
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Pagination:943
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38948535
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Megalorhipida by L. Bigot (1964a: 26).

Bigot L. 1964a. Les Pterophoridae de Guinée.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864) Holotype ♂ C. Gibeaux 1994b: 90 mentions a holotype ♂ without abdomen]. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan. Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 943
Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864) Syntype ♂ NHMUK 5 Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK [see extensive description by T. B. Fletcher 1926: 621 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan. Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 943
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