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Llaveia mexicanorum (Cockerell, 1898) (Monophlebidae: Llaveia)

Ortonia mexicanorum Cockerell 1898j: 430. Type data: MEXICO: Misebac (?), on Acacia greggii (?), a thorny plant; collected August 13, 1897, by Koebele.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Ortonia (Protortonia) mexicanorum Cockerell, 1898; Townsend & Cockerell 1898: 169. change of combination
Llaveia mexicanorum (Cockerell, 1898); Cockerell 1899j: 260. change of combination
Monophlebus mexicanorum (Cockerell, 1898); Cockerell 1899n: 2. change of combination
Llaveia mexicanorum (Cockerell, 1898); Morrison 1928: 189. revived combination (previously published)
Llavea mexicanorum; Lindinger 1955a: 344. misspelling of genus name

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

Economic Importance: The fat extracted from females of this species is used in Guatemala as finish and preservative for cups and bowls made from gourds (Williams & MacVean, 1995).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Morrison (1928).