Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)

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Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gelechiini (tribe)/  Athrips (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1911)
Citation:	Parapsectris tholaea, n. sp.
Original genus:	Parapsectris
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	231
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50495154

Athrips tholaea (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Athrips by synonymizing Parapsectris with Athrips (see O. V. Bidzilya et al. 2023: 489).

Bidzilya O. V., Aarvik L. & Agassiz D. J. L. 2023. New species and new country distribution records of Athrips (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical region.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	Lectotype	♀	NHMUK	Paralectotype 1♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Gauteng], Van der Merwe Station, near Pretoria, 12.xii.1906, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	Lectotype	♀	TMSA	Lectotype ♀, type no 602, TMSA	South Africa	[South Africa, Gauteng], Van der Merwe Station, near Pretoria, 12.xii.1906, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	Namibia		Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 26
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II. page 231
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Bidzilya O. V. 2010. A taxonomic review of the genera Parapsectris Meyrick, 1911 and Athrips Billberg, 1820 in Africa. page 363
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	South Africa	North-West	Bidzilya O. V. 2010. A taxonomic review of the genera Parapsectris Meyrick, 1911 and Athrips Billberg, 1820 in Africa. page 363
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Bidzilya O. V. 2019. Gelechiidae (Gelechioidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 270
Athrips tholaea (Meyrick, 1911)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 26

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Athrips tholaea (1)

Athrips tholaea (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Athrips tholea (Janse, 1958)	(Janse, 1958)	species	Misapplied	Parapsectris tholea