Ephysteris neosirota (Janse, 1950)

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Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Ephysteris (genus)/  Ephysteris (subgenus)/
Status:	Synonym, the accepted name is Ephysteris obstans
Authorship:	(Janse, 1950)
Citation:	Aristotelia neosirota spec. nov.
Original genus:	Aristotelia
Publication:	Janse A. J. T. 1950. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	5
Issue:	2
Pagination:	112; pl. 55, fig. 7; pl. 58, fig. 12; pl. 63, fig. 2; pl. 54, figs 5, 6; pl. 63, fig. 7, pl. 62, fi

Ephysteris neosirota (1)

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Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Scythris obstans Meyrick, 1928; synonymized by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2026: 17–18).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Ephysteris neosirota (Janse, 1950)	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, destroyed by pests (see O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei 2026: 18), genitalia slide 5479♂, TMSA.	Namibia	Namibia, S.W.A., Otjiwarongo District, Abachaus [Abaehausberg], i, vii and viii, leg. G. Hobohm.	Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region. page 18
Ephysteris neosirota (Janse, 1950)	Paratype	♀	TMSA	Paratype 1♀, type no 3099, genitalia slide 6048♀, TMSA.	Namibia	Namibia, S.W.A., Otjiwarongo District, Abachaus [Abaehausberg], i, vii and viii, leg. G. Hobohm.

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Ephysteris neosirota (1)

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