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Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Ephysteris (genus)/  Ephysteris (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Staudinger, 1859)
Citation:Gelechia Promptella
Original genus:Gelechia
Publication:Staudinger O. 1859. Diagnosen nebst kurze Beschreibungen neuer Andalusischer Lepidopteren.
Journal:Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:20
Issue:7–9
Pagination:241
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8985495
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Ephysteris by D. Povolný (1964c: 344).

Povolný D. 1964c. Gnorimoschemini trib. nov. – eine neue Tribus der Familie Gelechiidae nebst Bemerkungen zu ihrer Taxonomie (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Syntype ♂ MfN Syntypes 3♂, MfN. Spain Spain, near Chiclana, iv, leg. O. Staudinger.
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia; Oriental: India, New Guinea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Canary Islands, S. Europe, Iran, Sicily, Spain.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Cameroon page BMNH
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Kenya page BMNH
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Namibia Bidzilya O. V. 2007. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). page 102
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Saudi Arabia Povolný D. 1980. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Gelechiidae: Tribus Gnorimoschemini. page 243
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) South Africa Eastern Cape Bidzilya O. V. 2019. Gelechiidae (Gelechioidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 275
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 73 (as dispensata)
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Tanzania page BMNH
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Zimbabwe Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 74 (as fanatica)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Panicum sp. Poaceae Bidzilya O. V. 2007. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). page 102
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Saccharum sp. Poaceae Bidzilya O. V. 2007. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). page 102
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Sorghum sp. Poaceae Bidzilya O. V. 2007. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). page 102
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Stipa sp. Poaceae Bidzilya O. V. 2007. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). page 102
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Undefined Grasses Undefined Povolný D. 1980. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Gelechiidae: Tribus Gnorimoschemini. page 243
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Ephysteris australiae Povolný, 1977 Povolný, 1977 species Synonym Ephysteris australiae
Ephysteris cacomicra (Walsingham, 1908) (Walsingham, 1908) species Synonym Aristotelia cacomicra
Ephysteris chersaea Meyrick, 1908 Meyrick, 1908 species Synonym Ephysteris chersaea
Ephysteris despectella (Walker, 1863) (Walker, 1863) species Synonym Tinea despectella
Ephysteris dispensata (Meyrick, 1921) (Meyrick, 1921) species Synonym Phthorimaea dispensata
Ephysteris fanatica (Meyrick, 1921) (Meyrick, 1921) species Synonym Phthorimaea fanatica
Ephysteris oschophora (Meyrick, 1910) (Meyrick, 1910) species Synonym Epithectis oschophora
Ephysteris parvula (Staudinger, 1880) (Staudinger, 1880) species Synonym Doryphora parvula
Ephysteris petiginella (Mann, 1867) (Mann, 1867) species Synonym Gelechia petiginella
Ephysteris phanatica auct. auct. species Misapplied Ephysteris phanatica
Ephysteris promtella Sattler, 1978 Sattler, 1978 species Misapplied Ephysteris promtella
Ephysteris xanthorhabda Gozmány, 1951 Gozmány, 1951 species Synonym Ephysteris xanthorhabda