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Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis (Gerstaecker, 1869)

Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis (Gerstaecker, 1869): as O. dasycnemis. male, lateral view. (Otu).
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis (Gerstaecker, 1869): as O. dasycnemis. male, lateral view. (Otu).
Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis (Gerstaecker, 1869): as O. dasycnemis. female, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (37)

  • Chrysochraon dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869: 217.

    Lectotype; male; 87d157ee-9544-4669-8b5e-b4c34842c4c6; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); Kenya: Mombasa

  • Opomala [sic] basalis Walker, 1870: 510.
  • Orthoctha [sic] dasycnemis (Gerstaecker, 1869) in Picker, Griffiths & Weaving, 2005: 104.
  • Orthochtha dasycnemis dasycnemis (Gerstaecker, 1869) in Hemp, 2009: 204.

References (23)

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