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Decachorda seydeli Rougeot, 1970

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Micragonini (tribe)/  Decachorda (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rougeot, 1970
Citation:Decachorda seydeli n. sp.
Original genus:Decachorda
Publication:Rougeot P.-C. 1970b. Deux nouvelles espèces de Decachorda (Lep. Attacidae).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:75
Issue:1–2
Pagination:42–43, fig. 3
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Decachorda seydeli (1)
Taxonomic note:

The specimen in RMCA, labeled as allotype, cannot be the type, since in the original description P.-C. Rougeot mentioned only males, including some caught by Ch. Seydel in 1932 and 1933, but none in 1930.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Decachorda seydeli Rougeot, 1970 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, MNHN. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Kolwezi, 27.x.1964, leg. V. Allard.
Decachorda seydeli Rougeot, 1970 Paratype ♂ MNHN Paratypes 12♂, MNHN, RMCA, NHMUK. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Kolwezi, 27.x.1964, leg. V. Allard.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Decachorda lutescens Rougeot, 1970 Rougeot, 1970 species Misapplied Decachorda lutescens