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Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Stomphastis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1908)
Citation:Acrocercops thraustica, sp. nov.
Original genus:Acrocercops
Publication:Meyrick E. 1908f. New Microlepidoptera from India and Burma.
Journal:Records of the Indian Museum
Volume:2
Issue:4
Pagination:398
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35164245
Name(English):Jatropha leaf miner
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Stomphastis thraustica (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK India [India, West Bengal], Calcutta [Kolkata].
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Paratype ♀ Paratype 1♀, NZSI. India [India, West Bengal], Calcutta [Kolkata].
Distribution note:

Oriental: China, India, Indonesia, West Malaysia.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Benin Datinon B. D., Glitho A. I., Tamo M., Amevoin K., Goergen G. & Douro Kpindou O. K. 2013. Inventory of major insects of Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) and their natural enemies in southern Benin. page 713
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Botswana page TMSA
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Cameroon page D. Simon
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Central African Republic Triberti P. 1988. Contribution to the knowledge of the Gracillariidae fauna of the Malagasy region. 3. Genus Stomphastis Meyrick (Lepidoptera). page 299
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Congo Triberti P. 1988. Contribution to the knowledge of the Gracillariidae fauna of the Malagasy region. 3. Genus Stomphastis Meyrick (Lepidoptera). page 299
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 22 (introduced)
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Ghana Kerrich G. J. 1969. Systematic studies on eulophid parasites (Hym., Chalcidoidea), mostly of coffee leaf-miners in Africa. page 204
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Kenya Öhman J. 2011. Cultivation and management of Jatropha curcas L. by smallholder farmers in the Kenyan districts Baringo and Koibatek. page 24
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Madagascar Triberti P. 1988. Contribution to the knowledge of the Gracillariidae fauna of the Malagasy region. 3. Genus Stomphastis Meyrick (Lepidoptera). page 299
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Namibia Triberti P. 2004. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 80
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Nigeria Triberti P. 2004. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 80
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Réunion Bippus M. 2019a. New records of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. page 31
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Senegal Terren M., Mignon J., Haubruge E., Winandy S., Saverys S., Haverskercke P. J., Toussaint A., Baudoin J. & Mergeai G. 2009. Nouveaux ennemis de Jatropha curcas L. identifiés au Sénégal. page 1
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Meyrick E. 1912d. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 19 (as plectica)
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) South Africa Mpumalanga Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 81
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) South Africa Gauteng page TMSA
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Uganda page BMNH
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Zimbabwe Triberti P. 2004. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 80
Plant note:

Irregular blotch mine, often several in one leaf. The records of Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, Coffea sp., Hibiscus, sp., Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) W. T. Aiton, Ricinus communis L. and Triumfetta sp. (HOSTS) need confirmation.

Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Crateulophus borboricus Eulophidae Ghana Kerrich G. J. 1969. Systematic studies on eulophid parasites (Hym., Chalcidoidea), mostly of coffee leaf-miners in Africa. page 204
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Stomphastis plectica Meyrick, 1912 Meyrick, 1912 species Synonym Stomphastis plectica
Stomphastis thaustica Bland, 1980 Bland, 1980 species Misapplied Stomphastis thaustica