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Gibbalaria mabalingwae (Razowski, 2008)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Olethreutini (tribe)/  Gibbalaria (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Razowski, 2008)
Citation:Afroploce mabalingwae Razowski, sp. n.
Original genus:Afroploce
Publication:Razowski J. 2008a. Tortricidae from South Africa, 4: Neopotamia – group of Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
Journal:Shilap, Revista de lepidopterología
Volume:36
Issue:141
Pagination:63, figs 5, 9, 10, 17
URL:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45514105 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45514105
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Gibbalaria mabalingwae (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Sericoris scabellana Zeller, 1852 by L. Aarvik (2019: 324). Retrieved from synonymy by J. W. Brown et al. (2023: 231).

Brown J. W., Aarvik L. & Timm A. 2023. Gibbalaria: A new genus of Olethreutini from the Afrotropical Region (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), and a new combination in Cosmopoda Diakonoff.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gibbalaria mabalingwae (Razowski, 2008) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide J. Razowski 311♂, TMSA South Africa South Africa, [Limpopo], N Province, Mabalingwe, 25 km W Warmbaths, SE 24 28 Cd, 21.iii.1996, leg. B. Dombrowsky.
Gibbalaria mabalingwae (Razowski, 2008) Paratype ♂ ISEA Paratypes 5♂, 3♀, genitalia slide J. Razowski 13766, ISEA. South Africa South Africa, [Limpopo], N Province, Mabalingwe, 25 km W Warmbaths, SE 24 28 Cd, 21.iii.1996, leg. B. Dombrowsky.
Distribution note:

The record from KwaZulu-Natal needs verification (see J. W. Brown et al. 2023: 231). Some of the paratypes are not conspecific and have been described as Gibbalaria longiphallus Brown & Aarvik, 2023.

Brown J. W., Aarvik L. & Timm A. 2023. Gibbalaria: A new genus of Olethreutini from the Afrotropical Region (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), and a new combination in Cosmopoda Diakonoff.
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Gibbalaria mabalinguae (Razowski, 2008) (Razowski, 2008) species Misapplied Afroploce mabalinguae