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Melissopus aurichalceana Riley 1881
Location: USA, Fernald, r.f. acorns
Date: "1/6/76"
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Photo date: 3/15/2003
Photographer: T. M. Gilligan
Syntype

From collection: USNM
Notes: Riley did not mention the number of specimens he examined; this is the only Riley specimen of "aurichalceana" we have been able to locate. It is labeled "Type" in Riley's hand.
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