Dichomeris decusella (Walker, 1864)

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Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Dichomeridinae (subfamily)/  Dichomeris (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1864)
Citation:	Gaesa decusella
Original genus:	Gaesa
Publication:	Walker F. 1864a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXIX.– Tineites.
Journal:	—
Volume:	29
Issue:
Pagination:	804
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38948384

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Dichomeris decusella (Walker, 1864)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka, Ceylon.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Sri Lanka.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Dichomeris decusella (Walker, 1864)	Tanzania		Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 74
Dichomeris decusella (Walker, 1864)	Yemen	Socotra	Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1900c. The Expedition to Sokotra. X. Descriptions of the new species of Micro-Lepidoptera. page 2 (as granti)

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Dichomeris granti (Walsingham, 1900)	(Walsingham, 1900)	species	Synonym	Ypsolopha granti
Dichomeris thoracella (Walsingham, 1900)	(Walsingham, 1900)	species	Synonym	Ypsolopha thoracella