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Pselnophorus meruensis Gielis, 2008

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oidaematophorini (tribe)/  Pselnophorus (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Pselnophorus jaechi
Authorship:Gielis, 2008
Citation:Pselnophorus meruensis spec. nov.
Original genus:Pselnophorus
Publication:Gielis C. 2008f. Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera).
Journal:Zoölogische Mededelingen, Leiden
Volume:82
Issue:6
Pagination:50–51, figs 9, 18, 24
URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237142725_Ten_new_species_of_Afrotropical_Pterophoridae_Lepidoptera
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Pselnophorus meruensis (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Pterophorus jaechi Arenberger, 1993; synonymized by C. Gielis (2009a: 74).

Gielis C. 2009a. Nomenclature changes in Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Pselnophorus meruensis Gielis, 2008 Holotype ♂ NHMO Holotype ♂, genitalia slide C. Gielis 4475♂, NHMO Tanzania Tanzania, Arumeru District, Mt Meru Forest Reserve, 9 km NNE of Olmotonyi, 2500 m, 08.ii.1992, leg. L. Aarvik.
Pselnophorus meruensis Gielis, 2008 Paratype ♂ HNHM Paratypes 7♂, 4♀, genitalia slides C. Gielis 5617, 5682, 5737, HNHM, coll. C. Gielis. 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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