Neotelphusa flaviterminella Agassiz & Bidzilya, 2016
FAMILY | Gelechiidae |
SUBFAMILY | Gelechiinae |
GENUS | Neotelphusa |
SPECIES | flaviterminella |
AUTHOR | Agassiz & Bidzilya, 2016 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Neotelphusa flaviterminella spec. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Rift Valley, Soysambu East, 1800 m, larva on Acacia xanthophloea iv.2005, em. v.2005, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 0°-24'0" Longitude: 36°14'0" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide O. Bidzilya 1381♂, BMNH; Paratypes 15♂, 19♀, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | 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. |
PAGINATION | 141-143, figs 50-52 |
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. | 141 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Fabaceae | Acacia xanthophloea | 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. | 141 |
Fabaceae | Acacia lahai | 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. | 142 |