Manitischeria zestica (Meyrick, 1911)

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FAMILY	Tischeriidae
SUBFAMILY
GENUS	Manitischeria
SPECIES	zestica
AUTHOR	(Meyrick, 1911)
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Tischeria zestica, n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITY	[South Africa, Gauteng], Pretoria, 10.iv.1910, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: -25°44'44" Longitude: 28°11'18" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Lectotype ♂, designated by Puplesis & Diskus (2003: 266), genitalia slide 28681♂, BMNH; Paralectotypes 2♀, genitalia slide 28945♀ BMNH, 6816♀ TMSA; 3 other specimens do not belong to this species (see Puplesis & Diskus 2003: 266, Lees & Stonis 2007: 37).
STATUS	Species
COMMENT	Transferred to Manitischeria by J. R. Stonis et al. (2021b: 257).
PUBLICATION	Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(4):218-240.
PAGINATION	238

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(4):218-240.	238

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Malvaceae	Grewia occidentalis	South Africa	Diškus A. & Puplesis R. K. 2003. Catalogue of the world Nepticuloidea & Tischerioidea. - In: Puplesis R. & Diškus A. (Eds), The Nepticuloidea & Tischerioidea (Lepidoptera) - a global view, with strategic regional revisions. - — :1-512, chapter pagination 318-436.	266