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Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Grapholitini (tribe)/  Coccothera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:[Grapholitha] [sic] Spissana
Original genus:Grapholita
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:82–83
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531726
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Coccothera spissana (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Coccothera by E. Meyrick (1914c: 189).

Meyrick E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Holotype ♀ SNHM Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 2102♀, SNHM (see A. Diakonoff 1958a: 74). South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, "Patria terra Natalensis", leg. J. A. Wahlberg. Diakonoff A. 1958a. Zeller's types of African Tortricidae and Glyphipterygidae in the Stockholm Museum. page 82–83
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Asia Minor, Egypt (Sinai), Palestina, Spain (Canary Islands, Fuerteventura).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Cameroon Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 52
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Eswatini Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Ethiopia Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 52
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Ghana Diakonoff A. 1968b. Descriptions of Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 7 (as ferrifracta)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (as pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Mozambique Krüger M. 1998c. Identification of the adults of Lepidoptera inhabiting Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke (Uredinales) galls on Acacia karroo Hayne (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. page 64 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Namibia Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Saudi Arabia Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 278 (as pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Northern Cape Krüger M. 1998c. Identification of the adults of Lepidoptera inhabiting Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke (Uredinales) galls on Acacia karroo Hayne (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. page 64 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 9
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Eastern Cape McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Free State McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Limpopo Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Western Cape Razowski J. 2015a. African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. page 56 (as victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Mpumalanga Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 83
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Tanzania Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Yemen Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 52
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Zimbabwe Larsen K. 2023a. Description of a new species from Africa in genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914, with additional taxonomic and faunistic information on two other Coccothera species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). page 51
Plant note:

In a gall on the twigs induced by Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke [Fungus]. See e.g. V. Kollar (1858: 154), G. Frauenfeld (1859: 321), A. Diakonoff (1968b: 7), K. Larsen (2023a: 52). Probably an obligate inhabitant of Ravenelia macowaniana galls (see M. Krüger 1998c: 64).

Frauenfeld G. 1859. Ueber exotische Pflanzenauswüchse, erzeugt von Insecten.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Acacia drepanolobium Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. page 371 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Acacia seyal Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Acacia zanzibarica Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Ghana Diakonoff A. 1968b. Descriptions of Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 7 (for ferrifracta)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Ceroplastes sp. Coccidae South Africa Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 367
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Senegalia mellifera Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Tamarix articulata Tamaricaceae Egypt Kollar V. 1858. Naturgeschichte eines in den Gallen von Tamarix articulata Vahl. lebenden Wicklers: Grapholitha Pharaonana Kollar. page 154 (for pharaonana)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Vachellia karroo Fabaceae South Africa McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53 (for victrix)
Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852) Vachellia tortilis Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. page 1875 (for pharaonana)
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
Coccothera ferrifracta Diakonoff, 1968 Diakonoff, 1968 species Synonym Coccothera ferrifracta
Coccothera pharaonana (Kollar, 1858) (Kollar, 1858) species Synonym Grapholita pharaonana
Coccothera victrix (Meyrick, 1918) (Meyrick, 1918) species Synonym Laspeyresia victrix