| Higher taxa: | Gelechiidae (family)/ Aristoteliinae (subfamily)/ Pynocstola (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Pyncostola |
| Authorship: | Meyrick, 1918 |
| Citation: | Pynocstola Meyr. |
| Taxon remarks: | An incorrect subsequent spelling of Pyncostola Meyrick, 1917. |
| Publication: | Meyrick E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. |
| Journal: | Annals of the Transvaal Museum |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pagination: | 13 |