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Ptilothyris pollex Elliott, 2025

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Higher taxa: Lecithoceridae (family)/  Torodorinae (subfamily)/  Ptilothyris (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Elliott, 2025
Citation:Ptilothyris pollex Elliott, sp. nov.
Original genus:Ptilothyris
Publication:Elliott I. R. 1925. Two new species of the Afrotropical genus Ptilothyris Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae) from the Ivory Coast.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5632
Issue:3
Pagination:558–561, figs 1, 3
URL:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.3.8
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Ptilothyris pollex (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ptilothyris pollex Elliott, 2025 Holotype ♂ ANHRT Holotype ♂, genitalia slide I. R. Elliott 428♂, ANHRT. Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire, Parc National d'Azagny, 05°14'32"N 04°48'05"W, 60 m, 25–28.xi.2021, leg. P. Moretto, L. Mulvaney & H. Takano.
Ptilothyris pollex Elliott, 2025 Paratype ♂ ANHRT Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide I. R. Elliott 424♂, ANHRT. Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire, Banco National Park, 05°23’3.8”N 04°03’11.2”W, 29.xi–05.xii.2019, leg. M. Aristophanous, V. Dérozier, P. Moretto & S. Ouattara.
Ptilothyris pollex Elliott, 2025 Paratype ♂ ANHRT Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide I. R. Elliott 424♂, ANHRT. Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire, Taï National Park, Taï Research Station, 05°50'00"N 07°20'32"W, 174 m, 27.iii–16.iv.2017, leg. A. Aristoophanous, M. Aristophanous, M. Geiser & P. Moretto.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination