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Amphixystis anchiala (Meyrick, 1909)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/  Amphixystis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1909)
Citation:Gephyristis anchiala, n. sp.
Original genus:Gephyristis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:2
Issue:1
Pagination:27; pl. 8, fig. 6
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50494912

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Amphixystis by G. S. Robinson & K. Tuck (1997: 396).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amphixystis anchiala (Meyrick, 1909) Holotype TMSA Holotype ♂, type no 208, genitalia slide L. Vári 8065♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, 21.xii.1908, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Amphixystis anchiala (Meyrick, 1909) Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae Nigeria Robinson G. S. & Tuck K. R. 1997. Phylogeny and composition of the Hieroxestinae (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 390
Amphixystis anchiala (Meyrick, 1909) Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbiaceae Madagascar Viette P. 1951f. Quelques Microlépidoptères de Madagascar. page 339 (for oxystyla)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Amphixystis certa (Meyrick, 1918) (Meyrick, 1918) species Synonym Oinophila certa
Amphixystis oxystyla (Meyrick, 1911) (Meyrick, 1911) species Synonym Gephyristis oxystyla