An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)
Author
Kaila, Lauri
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-11
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Elachista iriphaea
(Meyrick, 1932)
Labdia iriphaea
Meyrick, 1932b: 213
. Type locality:
Uganda
, Ruwenzori (
Meyrick 1932b: 213
).
Holotype
♂
, in NHMUK.
Elachista iriphaea
:
Sinev (2002: 164)
.
Elachista oritropha
Bradley, 1965b: 106
. Type locality:
Uganda
, Ruwenzori Range, Nyamaleju (
Bradley 1965b: 106
).
Holotype
♂
, in NHMUK.
Syn. nov.
Subgenus:
Elachista
;
bifasciella
species group.
Distribution: Afrotropical.
Uganda
.
Larval host plant(s): unknown.
Figs.:
Bradley (1965b)
.
Remarks: Examination of the
holotypes
have revealed no differences between that of
holotype
of
Labdia iriphaea
Meyrick, 1932
, originally assigned to
Cosmopterigidae
, and
Elachista oritropha
Bradley, 1965
, both from the same locality.
E. oritropha
Bradley, 1965
is considered a subjective junior synonym of
E. iriphaea
(
Meyrick, 1932b
)
,
syn nov.