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Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Dialectica (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1912)
Citation:Acrocercops carcharota, n. sp.
Original genus:Acrocercops
Publication:Meyrick E. 1912b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1.
Journal:—
Volume:1
Issue:1–2
Pagination:22–23
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10439851
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Dialectica carcharota (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Holotype ♀ TMSA Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7231♀, TMSA South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 06.i.1910, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Allotype ♂ TMSA Metallotype ♂, genitalia slide G7194♂, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Pretoria, 06.i.1910, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Ethiopia Vári L. 1963b. South African Lepidoptera, 3. Descriptions of new Stigmellidae. page 8
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1912b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. page 23
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 142
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) South Africa Eastern Cape Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 142
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) South Africa Western Cape Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 142
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Zimbabwe Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 142
Plant note:

Mentioned from Stapelia sp. [Asclepiadaceae] (see E. Meyrick 1934a: 524) but this needs confirmation (see L. Vári 1963a: 8). Data of Borago officinalis taken from the label of a specimen in TMSA. An irregular, semi-transparent blotch-mine, usually occupying a whole leaf.

Vári L. 1963a. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Borago officinalis Boraginaceae South Africa De Prins W. & De Prins J. 2005. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). – In: Landry, B. (ed.) World Catalogue of Insects, volume 6. page 171
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Cynoglossum hochstetteri Boraginaceae Ethiopia Vári L. 1963b. South African Lepidoptera, 3. Descriptions of new Stigmellidae. page 8
Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Lithospermum sp. Boraginaceae South Africa Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 142
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