Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)

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Permalink:	COCCSPIS
Higher taxa:	Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Grapholitini (tribe)/  Coccothera (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:	[Grapholitha] [sic] Spissana
Original genus:	Grapholita
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:	Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:	(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:	82–83
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531726

Coccothera spissana (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Coccothera by E. Meyrick (1914c: 189).

Meyrick E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Holotype	♀	SNHM	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 2102♀, SNHM (see A. Diakonoff 1958a: 74).	South Africa	[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], "Patria terra Natalensis", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.	Diakonoff A. 1958a. Zeller's types of African Tortricidae and Glyphipterygidae in the Stockholm Museum. page 82–83

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Asia Minor, Egypt (Sinai), Palestina, Spain (Canary Islands, Fuerteventura).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Cameroon		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 52
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Eswatini		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Ethiopia		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 52
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Ghana		Diakonoff A. 1968b. Descriptions of Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 7 (as ferrifracta)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Kenya		Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (as pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Mozambique		Razowski J. & Trematerra P. 2008. On some Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Mozambique. page 40 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Namibia		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Saudi Arabia		Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 278 (as pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 83
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 9
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Free State	McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Limpopo	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Western Cape	Razowski J. 2015a. African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. page 56 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Tanzania		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Yemen		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 52
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Zimbabwe		Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51

Plant note:

In a gall on the twigs induced by Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke [Fungus]. See e.g. V. Kollar (1858: 154), G. Frauenfeld (1859: 321), A. Diakonoff (1968b: 7), K. Larsen (2023a: 52).

Frauenfeld G. 1859. Ueber exotische Pflanzenauswüchse, erzeugt von Insecten.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Acacia drepanolobium	Fabaceae	Kenya	Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. page 371 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Acacia seyal	Fabaceae	Kenya	Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Acacia zanzibarica	Fabaceae	Kenya	Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Arachis hypogaea	Fabaceae	Ghana	Diakonoff A. 1968b. Descriptions of Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 7 (for ferrifracta)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Ceroplastes sp.	Coccidae	South Africa	Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 367
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Senegalia mellifera	Fabaceae	Kenya	Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Tamarix articulata	Tamaricaceae	Egypt	Kollar V. 1858. Naturgeschichte eines in den Gallen von Tamarix articulata Vahl. lebenden Wicklers: Grapholitha Pharaonana Kollar. page 154 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Vachellia karroo	Fabaceae	South Africa	McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53 (for victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)	Vachellia tortilis	Fabaceae	Kenya	Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Coccothera spissana (1)

Coccothera spissana (2)

Coccothera spissana (3)

Coccothera spissana (4)

Coccothera spissana (5)

Coccothera spissana (6)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Coccothera ferrifracta Diakonoff, 1968	Diakonoff, 1968	species	Synonym	Coccothera ferrifracta
Coccothera pharaonana (Kollar, 1858)	(Kollar, 1858)	species	Synonym	Grapholita pharaonana
Coccothera victrix (Meyrick, 1918)	(Meyrick, 1918)	species	Synonym	Laspeyresia victrix