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Taxonomy
Chaerocina meridionalis Carcasson, 1968
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Chaerocina
Species:
Chaerocina meridionalis Carcasson, 1968
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
Holotype ♀ Tanganyika [Tanzania]: Iringa, Mufindi, ii.1960 (P. Burdon) [not NHMUK; NMKN?]. Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3): 114, stated that the holotype was “to be deposited in the BM(NH)”. However, it is not in NHMUK and may still be in NMKN with the paratypes.
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Chaerocina dohertyi. Raised to species status by Darge, 2006, Lambillionea, 106: 309.