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Ephysteris brachypogon (Meyrick, 1937)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Ephysteris (genus)/  Ephysteris (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Ephysteris sirota
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1937)
Citation:Megacraspedus brachypogon, n. sp.
Original genus:Megacraspedus
Publication:Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5.
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Volume:5
Issue:3–5
Pagination:91–92
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Aristotelia sirota Meyrick, 1908; synonymized by O. V. Bidzilya & H. Rajaei (2026: 9).

Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region.
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Ephysteris brachypogon (Meyrick, 1937) Lectotype ♂ TMSA Lectotype ♂, designated by A. J. T. Janse (1958: 138), type no 725, genitalia slide 5601♂, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Eastern Cape, Transvaal, 20 km E of Umtata, 08–11.i.1931, leg. A. J. T. Janse. Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 91–92
Ephysteris brachypogon (Meyrick, 1937) Paralectotype ♂ TMSA 8 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, TMSA [in the original description 11 type specimens are mentioned]. South Africa South Africa, Eastern Cape, Transvaal, 20 km E of Umtata, 08–11.i.1931, leg. A. J. T. Janse. Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 91–92
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Ephysteris prachypodon Povolný, 1964 Povolný, 1964 species Misapplied Ephysteris prachypodon