| Higher taxa: | Gelechiidae (family)/ Anacampsinae (subfamily)/ Chelariini (tribe)/ Chelariini (subtribe)/ Ptychovalva (genus)/ |
| Status: | Accepted |
| Authorship: | Janse, 1958 |
| Citation: | Ptychovalvagen. nov. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Gelechia obruta Meyrick, 1921. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8: 72. By original designation. Synonymised by G. M. Ponomarenko (2009: 218). |
| Publication: | Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pagination: | 45–47 |