Polyhymno pausimacha Meyrick, 1909
| FAMILY | Gelechiidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Thiotrichinae |
| GENUS | Polyhymno |
| SPECIES | pausimacha |
| AUTHOR | Meyrick, 1909 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Polyhymno pausimacha, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, Northern Cape], Zoutpansberg District, Rietfontein, Lekkerwater, ix, leg. A. J. T. Janse. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(1):1-28, pls 1-8. |
| PAGINATION | 14-15; pl. 5, fig. 3 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. - Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 6:116-145. | 129 | |
| Namibia | Bidzilya O. V. 2007. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). - Esperiana Memoir 4:91-118. | 95 | |
| South Africa | Mpumalanga | Janse A. J. T. 1950. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. - — 5(2):61-172, pls. 33-88. | 151 |
| South Africa | Gauteng | Janse A. J. T. 1950. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. - — 5(2):61-172, pls. 33-88. | 151 |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Janse A. J. T. 1950. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. - — 5(2):61-172, pls. 33-88. | 151 |
| South Africa | Northern Cape | Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(1):1-28, pls 1-8. | 14 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Fabaceae | Acacia tortilis | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. - Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 6:116-145. | 129 |
