Elachista longispina, Sruoga, Virginijus & Prins, Jurate De, 2009

Sruoga, Virginijus & Prins, Jurate De, 2009, The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species, Zootaxa 2172, pp. 1-31 : 25

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.189248

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3501060

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B87F3-FFB9-DF1B-2189-F891FCB8428D

treatment provided by

Plazi (2016-04-19 21:12:47, last updated 2024-11-29 12:24:25)

scientific name

Elachista longispina
status

sp. nov.

10. Elachista longispina View in CoL sp. n.

Distribution: Kenya.

Holotype 3 in RMCA.

11. Elachista merimnaea Meyrick, 1920

Elachista merimnaea Meyrick 1920: 297 View in CoL ; Vári & Kroon 1986: 55, 114, 158; Parenti 1988: 189, 195, 196, figs. 4–12; Vári et al. 2002: 40; Sruoga 2002: 140; Kemal & Koçak 2006: 4. Distribution: South Africa, Western Cape Province, Matroos Berg ( Meyrick 1920: 297). Holotype 3 in SAMC.

12. Elachista nymphaea Meyrick, 1911 View in CoL

Elachista nymphaea Meyrick 1911: 233 View in CoL ; Vári & Kroon 1986: 61, 114, 158; Kaila 1999a: 168; Vári et al. 2002: 40; Sruoga 2002: 140; Kemal & Koçak 2006: 4.

Cosmiotes nymphaea (Meyrick) View in CoL : Parenti 1988: 191, 195, 198, figs. 5, 31. Distribution: South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria ( Meyrick 1911: 233). Lectotype Ƥ and paralectotype 3 in TMSA.

13. Elachista oritropha Bradley, 1965 View in CoL

Elachista oritropha Bradley 1965: 106 View in CoL –107, 127, 141, figs. 38, 39, 152–156; Kaila 1999a: 168; Sruoga 2002: 140.

Distribution: Uganda, Ruwenzori ( Bradley 1965: 106).

Holotype 3 and 59 paratypes (473 and 12Ƥ) in BMNH.

Bradley, J. D. (1965) Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. Microlepidoptera. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), 2 (2), 81 - 148.

Kaila, L. (1999 a) Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s. s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Systematic Entomology, 24 (2), 139 - 169.

Kemal, M. & Kocak, A. O. (2006) List of Elachistidae species in South Africa (Lepidoptera). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers, 99, 3 - 5.

Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 2 (4), 218 - 240.

Meyrick, E. (1920) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera VI. Annals of the South African Museum, 17 (4), 273 - 318.

Parenti, U. (1988) About some African and Asiatic species of the family Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) described by E. Meyrick. Stapfia, 16, 185 - 198.

Sruoga, V. (2002) Re-descriptions of two Meyrick's types of Elachista (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) from the Sub-Saharan Africa. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 49 (1), 137 - 141.

Vari, L. & Kroon, D. M. (1986) South African Lepidoptera. A series of cross-referenced indices. Lepidopterists' Society of Southern Africa & the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, x + 198 pp.

Vari, L., Kroon, D. M. & Kruger, M. (2002) Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chastwood, xxi + 385 pp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Elachistidae

SubFamily

Elachistinae

Genus

Elachista