Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)

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Permalink:	EPHYLEPT
Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Ephysteris (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1912)
Citation:	Aristotelia leptocentra, n. sp.
Original genus:	Aristotelia
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1912b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1.
Journal:	—
Volume:	1
Issue:	1–2
Pagination:	64
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10439920

Ephysteris leptocentra (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	4 Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK.	India	India, Bengal, Pusa, vi–vii, leg. D. S. Fletcher.

Distribution note:

Oriental: Afghanistan, Burma, India, Iran, Sri Lanka.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. page 12 (as infirma – misidentification)
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	Mozambique		Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 506
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	Namibia		Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 506
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 506
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	South Africa	Limpopo	Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region. page 34
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	Yemen		Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2024c. The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 506
Ephysteris leptocentra (Meyrick, 1912)	Zambia		Bidzilya O. V. & Rajaei H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region. page 34

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Ephysteris leptocentra (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Ephysteris atalopis (Meyrick, 1918)	(Meyrick, 1918)	species	Synonym	Phthorimaea atalopis