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Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Anomologinae (subfamily)/  Pexicopiini (tribe)/  Semophylax (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Busck, 1911)
Citation:Psoricoptera apicepuncta, new species
Original genus:Psoricoptera
Publication:Busck A. 1911. Descriptions of tineoid moths (Microlepidoptera) from South America.
Journal:Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Volume:40
Issue:
Pagination:206; pl. 9, fig. 35
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845382
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Semophylax apicepuncta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Description of male and female genitalia by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2024c: 500).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Holotype ♂ USNM Holotype ♂, type no 13558, USNM. French Guiana French Guiana, Cayenne; Panama, Tuis, Turrialba; Costa Rica, Sixola River, leg. W. Schaus.
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, NHMUK. French Guiana French Guiana, Cayenne; Panama, Tuis, Turrialba; Costa Rica, Sixola River, leg. W. Schaus.
Distribution note:

Neotropical: Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Peru.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 53 (introduced)
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 53 (introduced)
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 53 (introduced)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Ceiba thonningii Malvaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 53
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Ficus mucuso Moraceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 53
Semophylax apicepuncta (Busck, 1911) Solanum aculeatissimum Solanaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 53
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