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Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oxyptiliini (tribe)/  Sphenarches (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:[Pterophorus] Caffer n. sp.
Original genus:Pterophorus
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1852a. Revision der Pterophoriden.
Journal:Linnaea Entomologica
Volume:6
Issue:
Pagination:348–349
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44485188
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Sphenarches caffer (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Holotype ♂ SNHM Holotype ♂, SNHM. South Africa [South Africa], "aus dem Kafferlande", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.
Distribution note:

Australasian: Australia; Oriental: India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Kenya Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 37
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 165
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 467
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Maldives Hulule Meyrick E. 1902a. Lepidoptera. – In: Gardiner, J. S. (ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelago. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. page 126
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Mauritius Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. page 309
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Rwanda Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). page 48
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Seychelles Mahé Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 313
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Zeller P. C. 1852a. Revision der Pterophoriden. page 349
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1881. On the Tortricidae, Tineidae and Pterophoridae of South Africa. page 280 (as walkeri)
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852) Tanzania Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 37
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
Sphenarches cafer Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010 Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010 species Misapplied Sphenarches cafer
Sphenarches walkeri (Walsingham, 1881) (Walsingham, 1881) species Synonym Oxyptilus walkeri