Stomopteryx phaulosema (Meyrick, 1920)

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Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Anacampsinae (subfamily)/  Anacampsini (tribe)/  Stomopteryx (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1920)
Citation:	Telphusa phaulosema, n. sp.
Original genus:	Telphusa
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:	70
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56561475

Stomopteryx phaulosema (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Stomopteryx by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2025: 2).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2025. Taxonomic review of type material of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) described by Edward Meyrick and Henry Legrand, deposited in the collection of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Stomopteryx phaulosema (Meyrick, 1920)	Holotype	♀	MNHN	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide O. V. Bidzilya 237♀, MNHN (see P. Viette 1951b: 90).	Kenya	Kenya, British East Africa, Nairobi Forest, 1700 m, xi–xii.1911, leg. Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel.	Viette P. 1951b. Les types de Tinéides de Meyrick appartenant au Muséum de Paris (Lep.). page 70

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Stomopteryx phaulosema (Meyrick, 1920)	Kenya		Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 70

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Stomopteryx phaulosema (1)

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