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Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893

Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893: Page 69, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893: Page 69, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893: Page 69, Figure 2. male habitus. (Otu).
Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893: female, lateral view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1501407; 5614a38c-0c2e-49f1-9ea3-a74dc92d610b, DORSA BA000100S01: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501407; 5614a38c-0c2e-49f1-9ea3-a74dc92d610b, DORSA BA000100S01: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501407; 5614a38c-0c2e-49f1-9ea3-a74dc92d610b, DORSA BA000100S01: male, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501407; 5614a38c-0c2e-49f1-9ea3-a74dc92d610b, DORSA BA000100S01: male, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501407; 5614a38c-0c2e-49f1-9ea3-a74dc92d610b, DORSA BA000100S01: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
FieldOccurrence 146; 61643c28-dafd-4025-b15b-6d1605a9901e; Kenya Kakamega forest W, 2011/11/??: male, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).

Nomenclature (35)

  • Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893: 110.

    Holotype; male; DORSA BA000100S01; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); Togo: Centre: Bismarcksburg

  • Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893 in Bolívar, 1905: 230.
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  • Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893 in Mestre & Chiffaud, 2006: 265.
  • Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893 in Rowell & Hemp, 2017: 57.

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