Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)

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Permalink:	PUSIMINU
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Eilemina (subtribe)/  Pumililema (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Kiriakoff, 1958)
Citation:	Phryganopsis minutissima sp. n.
Original genus:	Phryganopsis
Publication:	Kiriakoff S. G. 1958a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Arctiidae (Except Nolidae).
Journal:	Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:	1
Issue:	2
Pagination:	19, figs 41, 65
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651619

Pumililema minutissima (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pumililema by M. Krüger (2015b: 46).

Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Arctiidae 341♂, NHMUK.	Uganda	[Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, Bugoya, 4700 ft, 05–10.ix.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Ghana		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 161
Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 161
Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Nigeria		Durante A. & Panzera S. 2002c. I lepidotteri del Delta del Niger (Quinto contributo) (Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 283 (as nitidula)
Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Rwanda		Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)). page 46
Pumililema minutissima (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Uganda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1958a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Arctiidae (Except Nolidae). page 19

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Pumililema minutissima (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pumililema nitedula (Durante & Panzera, 2002)	(Durante & Panzera, 2002)	species	Synonym	Pelosia nitedula