Ornativalva erubescens (Walsingham, 1904)
| FAMILY | Gelechiidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Anomologinae |
| GENUS | Ornativalva |
| SPECIES | erubescens |
| AUTHOR | (Walsingham, 1904) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Gelechia erubescens, sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Algeria, Biskra, 11.iii.1903, leg. Walsingham. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Lectotype ♀, [not ♂ as stated in the original description], type no 96595, designated by K. Sattler (1967b: 47), genitalia slide 6145♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | The second ♀ type specimen, no 96596, is not conspecific with the lectotype but belongs to Ornativalva ignota (see K. Sattler 1976: 108). |
| PUBLICATION | Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1904. Algerian Microlepidoptera. - Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 40:214-223, 265-273. |
| PAGINATION |
265-266
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Saudi Arabia | Sattler K. 1976. A taxonomic revision of the genus Ornativalva Gozmany, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). - Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Entomology) 34(2):83-152, pls 1-27. | 108 | |
| Sudan | Sattler K. 1976. A taxonomic revision of the genus Ornativalva Gozmany, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). - Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Entomology) 34(2):83-152, pls 1-27. | 108 | |
| Western Sahara | Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. - Alexanor 17:335-382. | 352 |
Notes: Palaearctic: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia.
Host Plants
Unknown
