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Tricerophora commaculata (Meyrick, 1921)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Tricerophora (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:Telphusa commaculata n. sp.
Original genus:Telphusa
Publication:Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pagination:69
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414590
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Tricerophora commaculata (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Tricerophora by A. J. T. Janse (1958a: 65). The male paralectotypes refer to Tricerophora pundamilia (see O. V. Bidzilya 2021: 517).

Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tricerophora commaculata (Meyrick, 1921) Lectotype ♂ TMSA Lectotype ♀, designated by A. J. T. Janse (1958a: 66), type no 2517♀, genitalia slide 5282♂, TMSA Mozambique Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Magude, xi.1910, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 69
Tricerophora commaculata (Meyrick, 1921) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 2♂, genitalia slides 5282♂, 8617♂, TMSA, NHMUK. Mozambique Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Magude, xi.1910, leg. C. J. Swierstra. Janse A. J. T. 1958a. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. page 69
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Tricerophora commaculata (Meyrick, 1921) Lannea schweinfurthii Anacardiaceae South Africa Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. page 517
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