A new species of Afromelittia Gorbunov & Arita, 1997 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Melittiini) from The Gambia
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A new species of Afrotropical Melittiini, Afromelittia gruschwitzi sp. n., is described. Attracted by synthetic pheromones, a single male was trapped 1992 in Abuko Nature Reserve, gallery forest The Gambia, West Africa. female and the biology are unknown.
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عنوان ژورنال: Integrative systematics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2628-2380', '2628-2429']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18476/2022.477144