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Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Erechthiinae (subfamily)/  Erechthias (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walsingham, 1897)
Citation:Ereunetis minuscula, sp. n.
Original genus:Ereunetis
Publication:Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1897b. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1897
Issue:1
Pagination:155–156
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987275
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Erechthias minuscula (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by D. R. Davis & H. Mendel (2013: 9), genitalia slide 4177♂, NHMUK Virgin Islands, U.S. [Virgin Islands, US], Danish West Indies, St Thomas, 07.iii.1894, leg. W. von Hedemann. Davis D. R. & Mendel H. 2013. The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). page 155–156
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK 20 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. Virgin Islands, U.S. [Virgin Islands, US], Danish West Indies, St Thomas, 07.iii.1894, leg. W. von Hedemann. Davis D. R. & Mendel H. 2013. The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). page 155–156
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Hawaii; Nearctic: U.S.A. (Florida); Neotropical: British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Grenada, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, West Indies.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Congo Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 86
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 86
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Madagascar Lopez-Vaamonde C., Sire L., Rasmussen B., Rougerie R., Wieser C., Allaoui A. A., Minet J., deWaard J. R., Decaëns T & Lees D. C. 2019. DNA barcodes reveal deeply neglected diversity and numerous invasions of micromoths in Madagascar. page 114 (misspelled as minutalis)
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension Robinson G. S. & Kirke C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. page 133
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Seychelles Mahé Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 300 (as trichodora)
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Seychelles Aride Bowler J., Bullock, I., Cadbury J., Gerlach J. & Hunter J. 1999. The ecology and conservation of Aride island, Seychelles. page 51 (as trochodora)
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 86
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Tanzania Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 86
Plant note:

Aspidoproctus bouvieri Vayss. (see J. Ghesquière 1940a: 86).

Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Undefined Coccoidea Undefined Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 86
Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897) Undefined Decaying vegetable matter Undefined Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 86
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
Erechthias trichodora (Meyrick, 1911) (Meyrick, 1911) species Synonym Decadarchis trichodora