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Ephysteris cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Ephysteris (genus)/  Ephysteris (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1914)
Citation:Phthorimaea cretigena, n. sp.
Original genus:Phthorimaea
Publication:Meyrick E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:4
Issue:4
Pagination:191
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439661
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Ephysteris cretigena (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Ephysteris by O. V. Bidzilya (2021b: 43).

Bidzilya O. V. 2021b. A review of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ephysteris cretigena (Meyrick, 1914) Holotype ♀ TMSA Holotype ♀, type no 594, genitalia slide 5480♀, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria, 1911-09-26, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ephysteris cretigena (Meyrick, 1914) Mozambique Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 73 (as sibila)
Ephysteris cretigena (Meyrick, 1914) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V. page 191
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
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
Ephysteris sibila (Meyrick, 1921) (Meyrick, 1921) species Synonym Phthorimaea sibila