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Acrapex minima Janse, 1939

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/ Noctuinae (subfamily)/ Apameini (tribe)/ Acrapex (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Janse, 1939
Citation:	Acrapex minima, spec. nov.
Original genus:	Acrapex
Publication:	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim).
Journal:	—
Volume:	3
Issue:
Pagination:	361–362, fig. 90; pl. 41, fig. 14; pl. 45, fig. 11

Taxonomic note:

See description of the female and details on the paratypes in B. Le Ru et al. (2017c: 222).

Le Ru B. P., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Ndemah R., Molo R., Chipabika G., Conlong D., Ong’amo G. & Kergoat G.J. 2017c. Molecular phylogenetics and definition of the Acrapex minima Janse group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina) with the description of four new species from the Afrotropics.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Acrapex minima Janse, 1939	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, [KwaZulu-Natal], New Hanover, Hardenberg, i.1913, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Acrapex minima Janse, 1939	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Allotype ♀, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, [KwaZulu-Natal], New Hanover, Hardenberg, i.1913, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Acrapex minima Janse, 1939	Paratype	♂	TMSA	Paratypes 7♂, 8♀, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, [KwaZulu-Natal], New Hanover, Hardenberg, i.1913, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Acrapex minima Janse, 1939	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 362
Acrapex minima Janse, 1939	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Le Ru B. P., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Ndemah R., Molo R., Chipabika G., Conlong D., Ong’amo G. & Kergoat G.J. 2017c. Molecular phylogenetics and definition of the Acrapex minima Janse group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina) with the description of four new species from the Afrotropics. page 222

Plant note:

On young stems and shoots (see B. Le Ru et al. 2017c: 225).

Le Ru B. P., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Ndemah R., Molo R., Chipabika G., Conlong D., Ong’amo G. & Kergoat G.J. 2017c. Molecular phylogenetics and definition of the Acrapex minima Janse group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina) with the description of four new species from the Afrotropics.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Acrapex minima Janse, 1939	Digitaria natalensis	Poaceae	South Africa	Le Ru B. P., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Ndemah R., Molo R., Chipabika G., Conlong D., Ong’amo G. & Kergoat G.J. 2017c. Molecular phylogenetics and definition of the Acrapex minima Janse group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina) with the description of four new species from the Afrotropics. page 225

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Acrapex brunneoides Strand, 1917	Strand, 1917	species	Misapplied	Acrapex brunneoides