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Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Dichomeridinae (subfamily)/  Dichomeris (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Staudinger, 1876)
Citation:Mesophleps (?) Acuminatus, Stgr.
Original genus:Mesophleps
Publication:Staudinger O. 1876. In: von Kalchberg, A.: Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna Sicilien's.
Journal:Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:37
Issue:4–6
Pagination:148–149
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8987876
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Dichomeris acuminatus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Dichomeris by E. Meyrick (1925c: 175, as acuminata).

Meyrick E. 1925c. Lepidoptera Heterocera Fam. Gelechiadae. – In: Wytsman P. (ed.), Genera Insectorum.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) unknown MfN Not stated, MfN. Italy [Italy, Sicily], Palermo, Valdesi, leg. Staudinger.
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Hawaii; Nearctic: U.S.A. (Florida); Oriental: Ceylon, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan; Palaearctic: N Africa, China, Egypt, S Europe, Japan.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Comoros Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 55 (as ianthes)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 493
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 493
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Kenya Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 73
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Madagascar Lopez-Vaamonde C., Sire L., Rasmussen B., Rougerie R., Wieser C., Allaoui A. A., Minet J., deWaard J. R., Decaëns T & Lees D. C. 2019. DNA barcodes reveal deeply neglected diversity and numerous invasions of micromoths in Madagascar. page 114
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Mauritius Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. page 313 (as ianthes)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Namibia Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Réunion Meyrick E. 1887b. Descriptions of some exotic Micro-Lepidoptera. page 274 (as ianthes)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Seychelles Mahé Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 275 (as ianthes)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Seychelles Praslin Bippus M. 2016a. Notes on Lepidoptera from the Seychelles. page 63
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1951. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. page 175 (as ianthes)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) South Africa Eastern Cape Janse A. J. T. 1951. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. page 175 (as ianthes)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1951. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. page 175 (as ianthes)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Cyamopsis sp. Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Cyamopsis sp. Fabaceae Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 275
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Desmodium gyroides Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Desmodium sp. Fabaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2011c. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. page 301
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Dolichos angustifolius Fabaceae South Africa Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. page 504
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Indigofera pseudotinctoria Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Indigofera sp. Fabaceae Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 73
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Medicago sativa Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Medicago sp. Fabaceae Mauritius Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. page 313
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Sesbania sericea Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Tephrosia candida Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Tephrosia purpurea Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Tephrosia sp. Fabaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2011c. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. page 301
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Tephrosia vogelii Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Trifolium pratense Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Trifolium repens Fabaceae Li H., Zhen H. & Mey W. 2013. Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae). page 571
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Dichomeris ammoxanthus (Meyrick, 1904) (Meyrick, 1904) species Synonym Ypsolophus ammoxanthus
Dichomeris ianthes (Meyrick, 1887) (Meyrick, 1887) species Synonym Ypsolopha ianthes
Dichomeris lotellus (Constant, 1893) (Constant, 1893) species Synonym Ypsolophus lotellus
Dichomeris ochrophanes (Meyrick, 1907) (Meyrick, 1907) species Synonym Ypsolophus ochrophanes
Dichomeris rusticus (Walsingham, 1892) (Walsingham, 1892) species Synonym Ypsolophus rusticus