Erechthias ascensionae Davis & Mendel, 2013
FAMILY | Tineidae |
SUBFAMILY | Erechthiinae |
GENUS | Erechthias |
SPECIES | ascensionae |
AUTHOR | Davis & Mendel, 2013 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Erechthias ascensionae sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha], Ascension Island, 04.ix.1958, leg. E. A. G. Duffey. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratuypes 6♂, genitalia slide 5854♂, wing slide 30835, BMNH, USNM. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Davis D. R. & Mendel H. 2013. The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). - ZooKeys 341:1-20. |
PAGINATION | 10-12, figs 5, 17, 24, 25 |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Ascension | Davis D. R. & Mendel H. 2013. The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). - ZooKeys 341:1-20. | 11 |
Host Plants
Unknown
* Most likely plant detritivorous or lichenivorous (see D. R. Davis & H. Mendel 2013: 11).