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Ornica australis (Turner, 1896)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Ornica (genus)/  Ornica (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Turner, 1896)
Citation:O.[rnix] australis, n. sp.
Original genus:Ornix
Publication:Turner, A. J. 1896. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Queensland.
Journal:Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia
Volume:20
Issue:
Pagination:2–3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26249562
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Ornica australis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Based on external and internal morphological characters, as well as mitogenomic data, Ornix australis Turner, 1896 was transferred from the genus Epicephala Meyrick ,1880, in which it was placed by Meyrick (1907), and belonging to the subfamily Ornixolinae, to the genus Ornica De Prins, Sruoga & Zwick, 2025 into the subfamily Acrocercopinae (De Prins et al. 2025: 284). Lectotype designated by De Prins et al. 2025: 286.

De Prins, J., Hartley, D., Sruoga, J., Nicholls, J., Wallace, J. & Zwick, A. 2025. Diversity of Australian Ornixolinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with taxonomic and nomenclatural acts within the related taxa (Acrocercopinae and Gracillariinae) based on the evidence of museomics, bionomics, and mitogenomics.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ornica australis (Turner, 1896) Lectotype ♀ ANIC Syntype Ornix australis Turner, 1896, type status assessed by T. Pleines, 2023, Brisbane, November, ANIC Database No 31 087228. Australia Australia, Queensland, Brisbane. De Prins, J., Hartley, D., Sruoga, J., Nicholls, J., Wallace, J. & Zwick, A. 2025. Diversity of Australian Ornixolinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with taxonomic and nomenclatural acts within the related taxa (Acrocercopinae and Gracillariinae) based on the evidence of museomics, bionomics, and mitogenomics. page 286
Ornica australis (Turner, 1896) Paralectotype ♂ ANIC Syntype Ornix australis Turner, 1896, type status assessed by T. Pleines, 2023; Brisbane, September, ANIC Database No 31 087227. Australia Australia, Queensland, Brisbane. De Prins, J., Hartley, D., Sruoga, J., Nicholls, J., Wallace, J. & Zwick, A. 2025. Diversity of Australian Ornixolinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with taxonomic and nomenclatural acts within the related taxa (Acrocercopinae and Gracillariinae) based on the evidence of museomics, bionomics, and mitogenomics. page 286
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ornica australis (Turner, 1896) Australia Queensland Turner, A. J. 1896. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Queensland. page 3
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination