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Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Cryptolectica (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Vári, 1961)
Citation:Acrocercops terminalina spec. nov.
Original genus:Acrocercops
Publication:Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:12
Issue:
Pagination:157–158; pl. 17, fig. 5; pl. 62, fig. 4; pl. 98, fig. 5
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Cryptolectica terminalina (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cryptolectica by V. Suorga & J. De Prins (2023: 87).

Sruoga V. & De Prins J. 2023. New species, new country distribution records, and a new generic combination of Afrotropical Acrocercopinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7448♂, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Warmbad District, Warmbad.
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Allotype ♀ TMSA Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7449♀, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Warmbad District, Warmbad.
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Paratype ♂ TMSA Paratypes 1♂, 5♀, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Warmbad District, Warmbad.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Cameroon Sruoga V. & De Prins J. 2023. New species, new country distribution records, and a new generic combination of Afrotropical Acrocercopinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 87
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Namibia Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 157–158
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) South Africa Limpopo Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 157–158
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Zimbabwe Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 157–158
Plant note:

A large, irregular, transparent, whitish blotch-mine with purely epidermal areas, with some yellowish discoloration along margin.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cryptolectica terminalina (Vári, 1961) Terminalia silozensis Combretaceae South Africa Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 157
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination