Psammeliella psammenitella (Zeller, 1867)

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Psammeliella (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1867)
Citation:	Pempelia (Salebria) Psammenitella, n. sp.
Original genus:	Pempelia
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1867d. Choreutidae and Crambina, collected in Egypt, by the Rev. O. P. Cambridge, January to April, 1864.
Journal:	Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:	(3) 5
Issue:	6
Pagination:	463–464; pl. 24, fig. 4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14694030

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Psammeliella by G. Leraut (2020b: 58). Salebria acaciae Dumont is a manuscript name, spelled "acaciella" by Ch. Rungs (1979) (see F. Slamka 2019: 99–100).

Leraut G. 2020b. Brève communication - Considérations sur le genre Acrobasis Zeller, 1839 au Japon et désignation d’un nom nouveau pour le taxon Conobathra tricolorella Inoue, 1982 (Lep. : Pyralidae Phycitinae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Psammeliella psammenitella (Zeller, 1867)	Holotype	♂	OUMNH	Holotype ♂, OUMNH, not located (see F. Slamka 2019: 100).	Egypt	Egypt, "Lower Egypt".	Slamka F. 2019. Pyraloidea of Europe (Lepidoptera) Volume 4. Phycitinae – Part 1. Identification – Distribution – Habitat – Biology. page 463–464; pl. 24, fig. 4

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia. The record of Senegal (F. Slamka 2019: 99) as "? Oligochroa subterrella" needs confirmation.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Psammeliella psammenitella (Zeller, 1867)	Sudan		Amsel H. G. 1965b. Ergebnisse der Zoologischen Nubien-Expedition 1962. Teil XXIX Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Pterophoridae. page 598–599 (as nubiella)

Plant note:

Description of the larva in C. Dumont (1932: 708–709, as fasciculatella).

Dumont C. 1932. Les Lépidoptères des gommiers du Nord de l'Afrique.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Psammeliella psammenitella (Zeller, 1867)	Acacia seyal	Fabaceae	Sudan	Amsel H. G. 1965b. Ergebnisse der Zoologischen Nubien-Expedition 1962. Teil XXIX Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Pterophoridae. page 598 (as nubiella)
Psammeliella psammenitella (Zeller, 1867)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae	Tunisia	Dumont C. 1932. Les Lépidoptères des gommiers du Nord de l'Afrique. page 709 (as fasciculatella)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Psammeliella fasciculatella (Dumont, 1932)	(Dumont, 1932)	species	Synonym	Salebria fasciculatella
Psammeliella luxorella (Caradja, 1916)	(Caradja, 1916)	species	Synonym	Phycis luxorella
Psammeliella nubiella (Amsel, 1965)	(Amsel, 1965)	species	Synonym	Oligochroa nubiella
Psammeliella piperitella (Zerny, 1935)	(Zerny, 1935)	species	Synonym	Salebria piperitella