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Muhabbetana macrochaeta (Meyrick, 1921)

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Higher taxa: Nepticulidae (family)/  Nepticulinae (subfamily)/  Trifurculini (tribe)/  Muhabbetana (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:Nepticula macrochaeta n. sp.
Original genus:Nepticula
Publication:Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pagination:140
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414661
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Muhabbetana by E. J. van Nieukerken et al. (2016: 142).

van Nieukerken E. J., Doorenweerd C., Hoare R. J. B. & Davis D. R. 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Muhabbetana macrochaeta (Meyrick, 1921) Holotype ♀ TMSA Holotype ♀, genitalia slide TMSA 7269♀, type no. 2397, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 20.xii.1910, leg. C. J. Swierstra.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Muhabbetana macrochaeta (Meyrick, 1921) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 140
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Muhabbetana macrochaeta (Meyrick, 1921) Diospyros lycioides subsp. guerkei Ebenaceae South Africa Scoble M. J. 1983. A revised cladistic classification of the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new taxa mainly from South Africa. page 23
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Muhabbetana primaria (partim) (Meyrick, 1913) (Meyrick, 1913) species Synonym Nepticula primaria (partim)