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Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891)

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Higher taxa: Cosmopterigidae (family)/  Cosmopteriginae (subfamily)/  Anatrachyntis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walsingham, 1891)
Citation:Pyroderces simplex, sp. n.
Original genus:Pyroderces
Publication:Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:1891
Issue:1
Pagination:119–120; pl. 6, fig. 58
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33776974
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Anatrachyntis simplex (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, NHMUK Gambia Gambia, Bathurst [Banjul], bred from a mine in a species of mallow in xi, leg. G. T. Carter.
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♀, NHMUK. Gambia Gambia, Bathurst [Banjul], bred from a mine in a species of mallow in xi, leg. G. T. Carter.
Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Malaysia; Palaearctic: Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco, Portugal, Spain (imported in UK).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Cabo Verde Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 87 (as hemizopha)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 75
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 74
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 74
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Maniema Strand E. 1922b. Miscellanea Lepidopterologica et Arachnologica I–VI. page 268
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 74
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 74
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Gambia Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 120
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Madagascar Lopez-Vaamonde C., Sire L., Rasmussen B., Rougerie R., Wieser C., Allaoui A. A., Minet J., deWaard J. R., Decaëns T & Lees D. C. 2019. DNA barcodes reveal deeply neglected diversity and numerous invasions of micromoths in Madagascar. page 114
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Malawi Meyrick E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. page 565 (as hemizopha)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 201
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 477 (as hemizopha)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 75
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Seychelles Menai Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 62 (as repandatella)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Seychelles Cosmoledo Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 62 (as repandatella)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 62 (as pernigra)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) United Arab Emirates Koster J. C. 2010c. Order Lepidoptera, family Cosmopterigidae. – In: A. van Harten (Ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 537
Plant note:

Bred from a mine in a species of mallow [Malvaceae] (see Walsingham 1891: 120); see also J. Ghesquière (1940a: 75), S. J. Koster & S. Sinev (2003: 132), R. Heckford (2004: 95).

Heckford R. J. 2004. Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae), an adventive species new to the British Isles and a larval description.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Ceiba pentandra Malvaceae United Arab Emirates Koster J. C. 2010c. Order Lepidoptera, family Cosmopterigidae. – In: A. van Harten (Ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 537 (as Eriodendron anfractuosum)
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Elaeis guineensis Arecaceae United Arab Emirates Koster J. C. 2010c. Order Lepidoptera, family Cosmopterigidae. – In: A. van Harten (Ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 537
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 201
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Egypt Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1906. Description of a new Tineid Moth infesting cotton-pods in Egypt. page 179
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Typha domingensis Typhaceae Réunion Bippus M. 2020b. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosm..., Batrachedridae). page 93
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Undefined Decaying vegetable matter Undefined Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 75
Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891) Zea mays Poaceae Malawi Meyrick E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. page 565
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Anatrachyntis flexiloquella (Riedl, 1993) (Riedl, 1993) species Synonym Amneris flexiloquella
Anatrachyntis gossypiella (Walsingham, 1906) (Walsingham, 1906) species Synonym Stagmatophora gossypiella
Anatrachyntis hemizopha Meyrick, 1916 Meyrick, 1916 species Synonym Anatrachyntis hemizopha
Anatrachyntis pernigra (Legrand, 1966) (Legrand, 1966) species Misapplied Pyroderces pernigra
Anatrachyntis repandatella (Legrand, 1966) (Legrand, 1966) species Synonym Pyroderces repandatella