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Blastobasis egens Meyrick, 1918

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Higher taxa: Blastobasidae (family)/  Blastobasinae (subfamily)/  Blastobasini (tribe)/  Blastobasis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1918
Citation:Blastobasis egens n. sp.
Original genus:Blastobasis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:6
Issue:2
Pagination:37
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361263
Taxonomic note:

Blastobasis egens was described from a mixed series of 10 specimens (see D. Adamski et al. 2010: 36).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Blastobasis egens Meyrick, 1918 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 3♂, 3♀, genitalia slides D. Adamski 4741–4744, NHMUK 30240, 30241, NHMUK, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Umkomaas, 25.i.1914, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Blastobasis egens Meyrick, 1918 Lectotype ♂ TMSA Lectotype ♂, genitalia slide D. Adamski 4740♂, TMSA South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Umkomaas, 25.i.1914, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Blastobasis egens Meyrick, 1918 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 68
Blastobasis egens Meyrick, 1918 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Meyrick E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 37
Plant note:

Host associations reported by J. Ghesquière (1940a: 68) and S. Sinev (2004: 116) are erroneous (see D. Adamski et al. 2010: 36).

Adamski D., Copeland R. S., Miller S. E., Hebert P. D. N., Darrow K. & Luke Q. 2010. A review of African Blastobasidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination