Phyllocnistis sexangula Meyrick, 1915

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SUBFAMILY Phyllocnistinae
GENUSPhyllocnistis
SPECIES sexangula
AUTHORMeyrick, 1915
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPhyllocnistis sexangula, n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITYPeru, Matucana, 7780 ft, vii.1914, leg. Parish.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: -11°50'0" Longitude: -76°23'0"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Lectotype ♀, BMNH(E) 1412359, BMNH; Paralectotype ♀ BMNH(E) 1412356, BMNH, designated by Brito et al. 2017: 325.
STATUSSpecies
COMMENTThe lectotype specimen, designated by Brito et al. (2017: 325) is without abdomen. The genitalia characters which facilitate the identification of species should be studied in the paralectotype.
PUBLICATION Meyrick, E. 1915c. Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1915(2):201-256.
PAGINATION 242 Bhl

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Peru   Meyrick, E. 1915c. Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1915(2):201-256. 242