Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Acrocercops (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Vári, 1961
Citation:	Acrocercops gossypii spec. nov.
Original genus:	Acrocercops
Publication:	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:	Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:	12
Issue:
Pagination:	158–159; pl. 17, fig. 6; pl. 35, fig. 5; pl. 62, fig. 5; pl. 99, fig. 1

Acrocercops gossypii (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Should undoubtedly be included based on its forewing pattern, genital, and pregenital structures (see P. Triberti et al. 2024: 17).

Triberti P., Staude H., Sharp I. & Lopez-Vaamonde C. 2024. Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7656♂, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton.
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7654, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton.
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Paratype	♂	MfN	Paratypes 18♂, 10♀, genitalia slides G6635, G6636, G6642, TMSA, MfN.	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Cameroon		Sruoga V. & De Prins J. 2023. New species, new country distribution records, and a new generic combination of Afrotropical Acrocercopinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 80
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 159
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Warren W. 1909c. New species of Thyrididae, Uraniidae, and Geometridae from the Oriental region. page 159
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	South Africa	North-West	Warren W. 1909c. New species of Thyrididae, Uraniidae, and Geometridae from the Oriental region. page 159

Plant note:

A large, irregular, transparent blotch-mine, with yellowish-brown discolorations and whitish margin.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Gossypium herbaceum	Malvaceae	South Africa	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 159
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Gossypium hirsutum	Malvaceae	South Africa	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 159
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 275

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Acrocercops gossypii (1)

Acrocercops gossypii (2)

Acrocercops gossypii (3)

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