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Afromelittia natalensis (Butler, 1874)

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Higher taxa: Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Melittiini (tribe)/  Afromelittia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1874)
Citation:Melittia natalensis, n. sp.
Original genus:Melittia
Publication:Butler A. G. 1874b. Notes on the Aegeriidae, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(4) 14
Issue:84
Pagination:411
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611979
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Afromelittia natalensis (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afromelittia natalensis (Butler, 1874) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK (see Y. Arita et al. 2021: 18) South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban], leg. Higgins. Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 411
Afromelittia natalensis (Butler, 1874) Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype 1♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban], leg. Higgins. Arita Y., Gorbunov O. G., Kallies A. & Yata N. 2021. Historical type specimens of Sesiidae species kept in European museums. page 411
Distribution note:

The record of Gabon (Hampson 1919a: 94) refers to Melittia occidentalis Le Cerf, 1917.

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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination