Alucita tanzanica Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2018

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Permalink:	ALUCTANZ
Higher taxa:	Alucitidae (family)/  Alucitinae (subfamily)/  Alucita (genus)/
Status:	Synonym, the accepted name is Alucita inflativora
Authorship:	Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2018
Citation:	Alucita tanzanica ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov.
Original genus:	Alucita
Publication:	Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanina A. K. 2018. New species of many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Tanzania.
Journal:	Zootaxa
Volume:	4438
Issue:	1
Pagination:	174–175, figs 9–11
URL:	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4438.1.9

Alucita tanzanica (1)

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Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Alucita inflativora Gielis & Bushko, 2009; synonymized by P. Ustjuzhanin et al. (2025: 60).

Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Saldaitis A. & Prozorov A. 2025a. New data on many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) of the Arabian Peninsula.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Alucita tanzanica Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2018	Holotype	♂	NHMO	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 2903♂, NHMO.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Arumeru District, Mt Meru Forest Reserve, 9 km NNE of Olmotonyi, 2500 m, 08.ii.1992, leg. L. Aarvik.
Alucita tanzanica Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2018	Paratype	♀	NHMO	Paratypes 2♀, genitalia slides NHMO 2904♀, Ustjuzhanin 313♀, NHMO, coll. Ustjuzhanin.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Arumeru District, Mt Meru Forest Reserve, 9 km NNE of Olmotonyi, 2500 m, 08.ii.1992, leg. L. Aarvik.

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Alucita tanzanica (1)

Alucita tanzanica (2)

Alucita tanzanica (3)

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