Dichomeris metachalca (Meyrick, 1920)

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Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Dichomeridinae (subfamily)/  Dichomeris (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1920)
Citation:	Thiognatha metachalca, n. sp.
Original genus:	Thiognatha
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:	74–75
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56561479

Dichomeris metachalca (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Dichomeris nby O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2025: 9).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2025. Taxonomic review of type material of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) described by Edward Meyrick and Henry Legrand, deposited in the collection of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Dichomeris metachalca (Meyrick, 1920)	Lectotype	♀	MNHN	Lectotype ♀, designated by P. Viette (1951b: 90), genitalia slide O. V. Bidzilya 259♀, MNHN.	Kenya	Kenya, British East Africa, Taveta, 750 m, iii.1912, leg. Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel.	Viette P. 1951b. Les types de Tinéides de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris (Lep.). page 74–75
Dichomeris metachalca (Meyrick, 1920)	Lectotype	♀	MNHN	Paralectotypes 2♀, MNHN.	Kenya	Kenya, British East Africa, Taveta, 750 m, iii.1912, leg. Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel.	Viette P. 1951b. Les types de Tinéides de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris (Lep.). page 74–75

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Dichomeris metachalca (Meyrick, 1920)	Kenya		Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 75

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Dichomeris metachalca (1)

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