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Taxonomy
Psilogramma kleineri Eitschberger, 2001 [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Genus: PsilogrammaSpecies: Psilogramma discistriga
Species:
Psilogramma kleineri Eitschberger, 2001
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
subjective synonym
Reference:
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Indonesia: [Nusa Tenggara Timur,] Flores, Ruteng area, Leda, 800m, x.1998 (“local people”) (ex coll. K.-J. Kleiner) [coll. Eitschberger].
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Psilogramma discistriga discistriga by Kitching and Rougerie et al., 2018, Biodivers. Data J. 6: e22236.
Psilogramma kleineri was distinguished from Psilogramma stameri [= Psilogramma discistriga discistriga] by the darker ground colour in the holotype male and the shapes of the saccus and apical “fishtail” process of the phallus. However, all these features are highly variable within species of Psilogramma, and are not indicative of species status. Consequently, Psilogramma kleineri is here considered to be a junior synonym of Psilogramma discistriga discistriga.