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Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Dichomeridinae (subfamily)/  Dichomeris (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1914)
Citation:Brachmia torrefacta, n. sp.
Original genus:Brachmia
Publication:Meyrick E. 1914b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:10
Issue:
Pagination:245–246
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1554700
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Dichomeris by R. W. Hodges (1986: 13).

Hodges R. W. 1986. Gelechioidea Gelechiidae (Part) Dichomeridinae. – In: Dominick R. B. et al. (eds.), The moths of America North of Mexico including Greenland.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914) Holotype ♂ SAMC Holotype ♂, SAMC South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Johannesburg, i, leg. H. Feltham.
Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Transvaal, Johannesburg, i, leg. H. Feltham.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1914b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 246
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914) Englerophytum magalismontanum Sapotaceae South Africa Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. page 507
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Dichomeris torrefacto (Janse, 1954) (Janse, 1954) species Misapplied Brachmia torrefacto