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Sitotroga fuscocrossa (Janse, 1960)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Anomologinae (subfamily)/  Pexicopiini (tribe)/  Sitotroga (genus)/  Sitotroga (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sitotroga psacasta
Authorship:(Janse, 1960)
Citation:Ephysteris fuscocrossa, spec. nov.
Original genus:Ephysteris
Publication:Janse A. J. T. 1960. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae.
Journal:—
Volume:6
Issue:2
Pagination:211; pls. 91e, 100, 129f
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Paltodora psacasta Meyrick, 1908; synonymised by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2026: 35).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sitotroga fuscocrossa (Janse, 1960) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Kruger National Park, Pretoriuskop, iii, leg. A. J. T. Janse & L. Vári.
Sitotroga fuscocrossa (Janse, 1960) Paratype ♂ TMSA Paratypes 5♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Kruger National Park, Pretoriuskop, iii, leg. A. J. T. Janse & L. Vári.
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