Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958

Bidzilya, Oleksiy, 2021, New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4952 (3), pp. 495-522 : 508

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.3.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E32A9743-839A-4740-A8B7-E82340238097
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690631
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F53D6A1C-A33C-655C-5A9A-FCB26FD45DAB
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958
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Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958 View in CoL

Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958: 92 View in CoL . TL: Zimbabwe, Bulawayo.

Material examined. 2♂, LepsocAfrica CRG, M1377b, Gelechioidea, reared on Ozora sphaerocarpa , Anacardiaceae, Trackers , South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, 24˚275’33”S, 30˚49’32”E, 21.x.2016 eclosed (A. & I. Sharp) (gen. slide 126/19, 182/20, O. Bidzilya) ( HSS).

Biology. The larva was observed feeding on Ozora sphaerocarpa (Anacardiaceae) . Adult emerged 21.x ( Staude et al. 2020: 57, as Neotelphusa sp. 5).

Distribution. South Africa (new record), Zimbabwe ( Janse 1958: 93).