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Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912

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Higher taxa: Yponomeutidae (family)/  Yponomeutinae (subfamily)/  Yponomeuta (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1912
Citation:Hyponomeuta nigricola, n. sp.
Original genus:Yponomeuta
Publication:Meyrick E. 1912d. New South African Microlepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:10
Issue:3
Pagination:66
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1554368
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Yponomeuta nigricola (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Yponomeuta by D. J. L. Agassiz (2019a: 11); had been transferred to Ptiloteina by Z. S. Gershenson & S. Ulenberg (1998: 92).

Agassiz D. J. L. 2019a. The Yponomeutidae of the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912 Holotype unknown a "Holotype (without abdomen)" was mentioned by D. J. L. Agassiz (2019a: 11) from Durban, a locality not mentioned in the original description. South Africa [South Africa, Mpumalanga], Transvaal, Barberton, leg. H. Edwards; [KwaZulu-Natal], Zululand, Mfongosi, iii–iv, leg. W. E. Jones. Gershenson Z. S. & Ulenberg S. A. 1998. The Yponomeutinae (Lepidoptera) of the World exclusive of the Americas. page 66
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912 Syntype ♂ NHMUK 4 Syntypes ♂, ♀, SAMC, NHMUK South Africa [South Africa, Mpumalanga], Transvaal, Barberton, leg. H. Edwards; [KwaZulu-Natal], Zululand, Mfongosi, iii–iv, leg. W. E. Jones. Gershenson Z. S. & Ulenberg S. A. 1998. The Yponomeutinae (Lepidoptera) of the World exclusive of the Americas. page 66
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912 unknown not found (see Z. S. Gershenson & S. A. Ulenberg 1998: 92) South Africa [South Africa, Mpumalanga], Transvaal, Barberton, leg. H. Edwards; [KwaZulu-Natal], Zululand, Mfongosi, iii–iv, leg. W. E. Jones. Gershenson Z. S. & Ulenberg S. A. 1998. The Yponomeutinae (Lepidoptera) of the World exclusive of the Americas. page 66
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912 South Africa Mpumalanga Meyrick E. 1912d. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 66
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Meyrick E. 1912d. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 66
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination