Graphiocephala barbitias (Meyrick, 1909)

Triberti, Paolo, Staude, Hermann, Sharp, Ian & Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos, 2024, Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species, Zootaxa 5529 (1), pp. 1-51 : 9-10

15. Graphiocephala barbitias (Meyrick, 1909)

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Epicephala barbitias Meyrick, 1909a , 2: 24. Graphiocephala barbitias, Vári, 1961: 122 .

Material. 1♂, South Africa, Gauteng, Tshwane , 25°35’13.2”S, 28°25’44.4”E, 1270 m, em 28/xi/2018, Euclea crispa, A. Sharp leg., (rearing: AM273), CLV8188, slide TRB4382 ♂ .

Additional material. One adult, South Africa, Gauteng, Hekpoort, Mogales Gate Biodiversity Centre , 21/ xii/2012, P. Hebert & J. deWaard leg., (Malaise trap), BIOUG02090 -D04 .

Biology. Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke (= Euclea lanceolata E. Mey. ex A. DC ) ( Ebenaceae ).

Distribution. South Africa (Gauteng, North-West), Namibia.

DNA barcodes. Two barcodes form a single BIN BOLD:ABW0973, which is only 1.44% away from another Graphiocephala Malaise trapped specimen (SAKDB1492-22) ( Table S1 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1−6. Adults of South African Gracillariidae. 1, Caloptilia sp., Limpopo, Lekgalameetse N. R., A. & I. Sharp leg. 2, Caloptilia rhusina, Western Cape, Robberg Nature Reserve, S. Mecenero leg. 3, Macarostola noellineae, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 4, Caloptilia cataractias, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, leg. A. & I. Sharp. 5, Ectropina spirostachydis sp. nov., Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 6, Graphiocephala barbitias, Gauteng, Tshwane, A. Sharp leg.