Biology:Mesophleps

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mesophleps
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Mesophleps palpigera
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Anacampsinae
Genus: Mesophleps
Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
  • Brachyacma Meyrick, 1886
  • Lathontogenus Walsingham, 1897
  • Paraspistes Meyrick, 1905
  • Chretienia Spuler, 1910
  • Lipatia Busck, 1910
  • Stiphrostola Meyrick, 1923
  • Crossobela Meyrick, 1923
  • Xerometra Meyrick, 1925
  • Gnosimacha Meyrick, 1927
  • Bucolarcha Meyrick, 1929
  • Uncustriodonta Agenjo, 1952
  • Uncostridonta Park, 1990

Mesophleps is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Species

  • albilinella species group
    • Mesophleps albilinella
    • Mesophleps aspina
    • Mesophleps coffeae
    • Mesophleps nairobiensis
    • Mesophleps parvella
  • geodes species group
    • Mesophleps catericta
    • Mesophleps geodes
  • gigantella species group
    • Mesophleps gigantella
  • palpigera species group
    • Mesophleps acutunca
    • Mesophleps adustipennis
    • Mesophleps bifidella
    • Mesophleps corsicella
    • Mesophleps crocina
    • Mesophleps epiochra
    • Mesophleps ioloncha
    • Mesophleps oxycedrella
    • Mesophleps palpigera
    • Mesophleps safranella
    • Mesophleps silacella
    • Mesophleps sublutiana
    • Mesophleps tabellata
  • tephrastis species group
    • Mesophleps apentheta
    • Mesophleps argonota
    • Mesophleps chloranthes
    • Mesophleps cycnobathra
    • Mesophleps macrosemus
    • Mesophleps meliphanes
    • Mesophleps mylicotis
    • Mesophleps ochroloma
    • Mesophleps tephrastis
    • Mesophleps tetrachroa
    • Mesophleps trichombra
  • trinotella species group
    • Mesophleps ochracella
    • Mesophleps trinotella
    • Mesophleps unguella
  • truncatella species group
    • Mesophleps truncatella
    • Mesophleps undulatella

Associated species

The following species were described in Mesophleps or at one time associated with it or one of its generic synonyms:

References

  • Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
  • Varewnne, T. & J. Nel, 2011: Description de Mesophleps gallicelle n. sp. et première citation d'Hyperlais cruzae du sud de la France (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Anacampsini et Crambidae). Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie 20 (2): 56-58.

Wikidata ☰ Q5574448 entry