Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)

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Permalink:	CONOAPTA
Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Conopomorphina (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1914)
Citation:	Acrocercops aptata, n. sp.
Original genus:	Acrocercops
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	4
Issue:	4
Pagination:	202
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439672

Conopomorphina aptata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	Holotype	♀	TMSA	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7724♀, TMSA	South Africa	[South Africa, Gauteng], Pretoria, 12.x.1912, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Metallotype ♂ [the holotype of Acrocercops acmophanes Meyrick, 1928], genitalia slide G7221♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Gauteng], Pretoria, 12.x.1912, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1914c. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. V. page 202
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Triberti P. 2019. Gracillariidae (Gracillarioidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 181
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Meyrick E. 1928b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3. page 409 (as acmophanes)
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	South Africa	Limpopo	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. page 12
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	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. page 12

Plant note:

The record of Coddia rudis (Vári 1961: 109) is dubious (see P. Triberti et al. 2024: 13).

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	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	Coddia rudis	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 109
Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)	Schotia brachypetala	Caesalpiniaceae	South Africa	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. page 12

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Conopomorphina aptata (1)

Conopomorphina aptata (2)

Conopomorphina aptata (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Conopomorphina acmophanes (Meyrick, 1928)	(Meyrick, 1928)	species	Synonym	Acrocercops acmophanes