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Ethmia melanocrates Meyrick, 1923

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Higher taxa: Ethmiinae (family)/  Ethmia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1923
Citation:Ethmia melanocrates nov. sp.
Original genus:Ethmia
Publication:Meyrick E. 1923c. Voyage du Comte Jacques de Rohan Chabot dans l'Angola. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Microlépidoptères.
Journal:Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Volume:29
Issue:
Pagination:565
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51977070
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Ethmia melanocrates (1)
Taxonomic note:

The holotype was caught in 1903 and not in 1901 as indicated by E. Meyrick (see P. Viette 1953a: 152).

Viette P. 1953a. Les types des Tordeuses de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ethmia melanocrates Meyrick, 1923 Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN (see P. Viette 1953a: 152). Kenya [Kenya], British East Africa, Nairobi, Masai, 1903, leg. Ch. Alluaud. Viette P. 1953a. Les types des Tordeuses de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris. page 565
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ethmia melanocrates Meyrick, 1923 Kenya Meyrick E. 1923c. Voyage du Comte Jacques de Rohan Chabot dans l'Angola. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Microlépidoptères. page 565
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination