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Acridotarsa melicosma (Meyrick, 1921)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Acridotarsa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Acridotarsa melipecta
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:Emmetoeca melicosma n. sp.
Original genus:Emmetoeca
Publication:Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pagination:127
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414648
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Paraclystis melipecta Meyrick, 1915; synonymized by L. A. Gozmány (1966a: 54).

Gozmány L. A. 1966a. Tineid moths from the Ruwenzori range (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Acridotarsa melicosma (Meyrick, 1921) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, type no 4709, genitalia slide L. Vári 8063♂, wing slide 3446, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, ix and xi, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
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