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Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Eucosmini (tribe)/  Cosmetra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1913)
Citation:Eucosma spiculifera, n. sp.
Original genus:Eucosma
Publication:Meyrick E. 1913b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. IV
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:3
Issue:4
Pagination:271
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50477205
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Cosmetra spiculifera (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cosmetra by J. Razowski (2015a: 46).

Razowski J. 2015a. African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 12742♂, type no 999, TMSA South Africa [South Africa, Mpumalanga], Barberton, 05.i.1911, leg. A. J. T. Janse. Razowski J. & Krüger M. 2007. An illustrated catalogue of the type specimens of Tortricidae in the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 271
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 3♂, TMSA, NHMUK (see J. Razowski & M. Krüger 2007: 123). South Africa [South Africa, Mpumalanga], Barberton, 05.i.1911, leg. A. J. T. Janse. Razowski J. & Krüger M. 2007. An illustrated catalogue of the type specimens of Tortricidae in the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). page 271
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Cameroon Aarvik L. 2016. Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species. page 246
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Aarvik L. 2016. Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species. page 246
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Gabon Aarvik L. 2016. Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species. page 247
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Ghana Aarvik L. 2016. Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species. page 247
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Mauritius Bippus M. 2020a. Review of the Genus Orygocera Walsingham, 1897 from the Mascarenes with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae, Stenomatinae). page 406
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Nigeria Razowski J. & Wojtusiak J. 2012. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Nigeria. page 88 (as mucronata)
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Réunion Diakonoff A. 1977b. Tortricidae and Choreutidae from Réunion (Lepidoptera). page 106 (as anthophaga)
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Razowski J. 2015a. African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. page 47
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) South Africa Mpumalanga Meyrick E. 1913b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. IV page 271
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Réunion Diakonoff A. 1977b. Tortricidae and Choreutidae from Réunion (Lepidoptera). page 106 (as anthophaga)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cosmetra anthophaga Diakonoff, 1977 Diakonoff, 1977 species Synonym Cosmetra anthophaga
Cosmetra mucronata Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012 Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012 species Synonym Cosmetra mucronata