Compsoctena microctenis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tineoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Superfamilia: Tineoidea

Familia: Eriocottidae
Subfamilia: Compsocteninae
Genus: Compsoctena
Species: Compsoctena microctenis

Name

Compsoctena microctenis (Meyrick, 1914)

Type locality: [Zimbabwe], Matabeleland, Bulawayo.

Holotype: SAMC. male ♂. legit H.C. Pead. genitalia slide 160♂.

Synonymy

• Melasina microctenis Meyrick, 1914: 253 (original combination)
• Compsoctena microctenis (Meyrick): Dierl, 1970: 32
• Melasina tridentifera Meyrick, 1927: 328 (synonymized by Dierl, 1970: 32)
  • Type locality: [Zimbabwe], S Rhodesia, Salisbury [Harare], Mazoe [Mazowe], Hopefontein.
    • Lectotype: TMSA. male ♂, type no 262, designated as holotype by A.J.T. Janse (1968: 76), genitalia slide 933♂.

References

Additional references

• Dierl, W., 1970: Compsoctenidae: Ein neues Taxon von Familienstatus (Lepitoptera). Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 014: 1- 41. Full article (PDF). Reference page.