Agrionympha capensis Whalley, 1978
| FAMILY | Micropterigidae |
| SUBFAMILY | |
| GENUS | Agrionympha |
| SPECIES | capensis |
| AUTHOR | Whalley, 1978 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Agrionympha capensis spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, Western Cape, Knysna, Garden of Eden, 16-20.i.1955, leg. A. J. T. Janse. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -34°1'57" Longitude: 23°12'1" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, TMSA; Paratypes 2♀, TMSA, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Whalley P. E. S. 1978. New taxa of fossil and recent Micropterigidae with a discussion of their evolution and a comment on the evolution of Lepidoptera (Insecta). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 31(8):71-86, pls 11-14. |
| PAGINATION |
76; pl. 14, figs 2-3
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | Gauteng | Whalley P. E. S. 1978. New taxa of fossil and recent Micropterigidae with a discussion of their evolution and a comment on the evolution of Lepidoptera (Insecta). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 31(8):71-86, pls 11-14. | 76 |
| South Africa | Western Cape | Whalley P. E. S. 1978. New taxa of fossil and recent Micropterigidae with a discussion of their evolution and a comment on the evolution of Lepidoptera (Insecta). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 31(8):71-86, pls 11-14. | 76 |
Host Plants
Unknown
* In the fruit.
Species Parasitoids
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION |
| Eupelmidae | Mesocomys pulchriceps | South Africa | Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. |
