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Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Pterophorini (tribe)/  Merrifieldia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Citation:Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov.
Original genus:Merrifieldia
Publication:Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanina A. K. 2015a. New species of African plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae).
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:3957
Issue:1
Pagination:140–142, figs 9–11
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Merrifieldia aurea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 22740♂, NHMUK South Africa South Africa, Free State, 20 km W of Winburg, Erfenis Dam, 31.xii.2007, leg. V. V. Kovtunovich & P. Y. Ustjuzhanin.
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 8♂, 5♀, genitalia slides NHMUK 22741♀, TMSA 15268♀, NHMUK, TMSA, coll. Ustjuzhanin. South Africa South Africa, Free State, 20 km W of Winburg, Erfenis Dam, 31.xii.2007, leg. V. V. Kovtunovich & P. Y. Ustjuzhanin.
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