Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)

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Permalink:	LACITAUR
Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Asapharcha (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:	Lacistodes tauropis n. sp.
Original genus:	Lacistodes
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	8
Issue:	2
Pagination:	92
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414613

Asapharcha tauropis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	Holotype	♀	TMSA	Holotype ♀, type no 564, genitalia slide O. V. Bidzilya 501/23♀, TMSA.	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Sawmills, 1918-02-05, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Distribution note:

The records of Namibia (O. V. Bidzilya 2007: 105, and O. V. Bidzilya & W. Mey 2011: pl. 32, fig. 20; pl. 5, fig. 26; pl. 11, fig. 43) refer to Asapharcha lacistoides Bidzilya, Mey & Rajaei, 2024 (see O. V. Bidzilya et al. 2024: 563).

Bidzilya O. V., Mey W. & Rajaei H. 2024. Taxonomic revision of Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), with descriptions of four new species.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	Ethiopia		Bidzilya O. V., Mey W. & Rajaei H. 2024. Taxonomic revision of Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), with descriptions of four new species. page 563
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	Kenya		Bidzilya O. V., Mey W. & Rajaei H. 2024. Taxonomic revision of Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), with descriptions of four new species. page 563
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	Mozambique		Meyrick E. 1930a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3. page 555 (as crateropa)
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	South Africa		Janse A. J. T. 1960. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 146
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	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
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Bidzilya O. V., Mey W. & Rajaei H. 2024. Taxonomic revision of Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), with descriptions of four new species. page 563
Asapharcha tauropis (Meyrick, 1921)	Zimbabwe		Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 92

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Asapharcha tauropis (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Asapharcha crateropa Meyrick, 1930	Meyrick, 1930	species	Synonym	Asapharcha crateropa