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Gelechiidae
59a0824 – 1900   Prolita texanella (Chambers, 1880)
Distribution Data for Prolita texanella
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Synonymy:
  • texanella Chambers 1880 (Gelechia); Type locality: Texas
  • chambersella Dyar 1903 (Ethmia) emend.
    Note: Unnecessary replacement name.
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1880. Descriptions of some new Tineina, with notes on a few old species. The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 2(4): 179.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1902. A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 52: 524.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1902. A review of the genus Ethmia with descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 10: 208.
    Prolita texanella
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