Mesophleps geodes (Meyrick, 1929)

D, Nandhini, R, Shashank P., Joshi, Rahul & Reddy, Karthik M., 2024, A catalogue of Indian Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea), Zootaxa 5420 (1), pp. 1-121 : 25-26

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scientific name	Mesophleps geodes (Meyrick, 1929)
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12. Mesophleps geodes (Meyrick, 1929) View in CoL

Bucolarcha geodes Meyrick, 1929: 515 View in CoL ; TL: South Africa, Weenen , Natal (Lectotype ♀ designated by Clarke 1969a: 382) ( NHMUK) .

Distribution: India: Bihar (Pusa) and Karnataka (Kodagu) ( Li & Sattler 2012). Elsewhere : Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, and South Africa ( Li & Sattler 2012).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia ( Clarke 1969a: 382; Li & Sattler 2012: 48).

Hosts: Albizia lebbeck , Senegalia brevispica , Senegalia catechu , Vachellia farnesiana ( Fabaceae ) ( Li & Sattler 2012).

Remark: The species is most likely native to India and was introduced into Africa with its food plant (Meyrick 1929).

Genus Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1870: 324 View in CoL ; TS: Gelechia detersella Zeller, 1847 View in CoL

= Inotica Meyrick, 1913: 65 View in CoL ; TS: Inotica gaesata Meyrick, 1913 View in CoL .

= Acraeologa (Gelechiadae) Meyrick, 1921a: 66 ; TS: Acraeologa xerochroa Meyrick, 1921 .

= Kahelia Turati, 1922: 175 View in CoL ; TS: Anacampsis bivittella Chrétien, 1915 View in CoL .