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Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884

Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884: Page 51, Figure 1. female. (Otu).
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884: Page 51, Figure 1. female. (Otu).
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884: dorsal view (as Atractomorpha aurivillii). (Otu).
Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884: lateral view (as Atractomorpha aurivillii). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1535518; c13f2b4c-75a9-4be8-a9f7-3a729c1aac06: female, lateral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535518; c13f2b4c-75a9-4be8-a9f7-3a729c1aac06: female, dorsal view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535518; c13f2b4c-75a9-4be8-a9f7-3a729c1aac06: labels (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1578581; a0bc6928-634a-4200-bba0-598dd4a8c706: male, lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1578581; a0bc6928-634a-4200-bba0-598dd4a8c706: male, dorsal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1578581; a0bc6928-634a-4200-bba0-598dd4a8c706: labels (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (49)

  • Atractomorpha gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884: 64, 66. (valid)

    Syntype; female; c13f2b4c-75a9-4be8-a9f7-3a729c1aac06; deposited at: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN); Gabon. Syntype; male; a0bc6928-634a-4200-bba0-598dd4a8c706; deposited at: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN); Gabon

  • Atractomorpha aurivillii Bolívar, 1884: 64, 66.

    Holotype; female; a37ae508-5fdb-4627-89f9-84ec4411b1ac; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS);

  • Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884 in Felix & Massa, 2016: 34.
  • Atractomorpha acutipennis gerstaeckeri Bolívar, 1884 in Roy & Mestre, 2020: 81.

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Descendants and synonyms

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Etymology:

Dedicated to the German zoologist Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker (1828–1895) who gave the author a specimen from Gabon.

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