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The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Peter Mackey

Teldenia melanosticta Wilkinson, 1967

endemic species

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: Only found in the western part of New Guinea, though it is expected to occur in PNG too.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Cyclops Mountains, Mt. Goliath (Gn. Yamin), Menoo Valley, Ninay Valley, Sibil Valley, Snow Mountains. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: BMNH. Literature (see below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Wilkinson, C., 1967. A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 119: 303-362.