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Phyllonorycter ruizivorus De Prins, 2012

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Phyllonorycter (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:De Prins, 2012
Citation:Phyllonorycter ruizivorus De Prins, new species
Original genus:Phyllonorycter
Publication:De Prins J. & Kawahara A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:3594
Issue:
Pagination:111–113, figs 78, 79, 231–233, 330
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Phyllonorycter ruizivorus (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phyllonorycter ruizivorus De Prins, 2012 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide NHMUK 31639♂, NHMUK Réunion Réunion, Bassin Plat, St. Pierre sur Bois de Senteur, 140 m, 02.x.1998, ex leaves Ruizia cordata, leg. S. Quilici.
Phyllonorycter ruizivorus De Prins, 2012 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 11♂, 14♀, genitalia slides NHMUK 32527♂, 32528♀, 32529♀, 32530♂, 32531♀, 32532♀, C. Guillermet 2281♂, 2282♀, ID RMCA ENT 000005298–000005299, NHMUK, RMCA, coll. Guillermet. Réunion Réunion, Bassin Plat, St. Pierre sur Bois de Senteur, 140 m, 02.x.1998, ex leaves Ruizia cordata, leg. S. Quilici.
Distribution note:

The record of this species in Mauritius (Gutzwiller et al. 2015: suppl. table S1) BOLD numbers CVL0210, CLV0310, CLV0410, CLV0610, CLV0710, CLV0810, CLV0910, GenBank accession numbers KP871601, KP402238, KP402214, KP871552, KP871527, KP871537; COI numbers HM902814, HM902815, HM902816, HM902818, HM902819, HM902820 HM902821 is a misidentification and refers to Phyllonorycter trochetellus De Prins, 2012.

Plant note:

The record of this species on Ruizia cordata from France (see Gutzwiller et al. 2015: suppl. table S1) BOLD number CLV0510, COI number HM902817, GenBank accession number KP871549 is erroneous.

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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination