Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Porphyrosela (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Kumata, 1993
Citation:	Porphyrosela alternata sp. nov.
Original genus:	Porphyrosela
Publication:	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae.
Journal:	Insecta Matsumurana, N. S.
Volume:	48
Issue:
Pagination:	54–58, figs 26, 27, 33E, 37D, 47D
URL:	https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/9867 https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/9867

Porphyrosela alternata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Holotype	♂	FRIM	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Grc-5888♂, FRIM, Paratypes 33♂ and 51♀ FRIM, EIHU and EDAK.	Malaysia	[West] Malaysia, Pahang, Kuantan, Beserah F.R.

Distribution note:

Recorded from Japan as Lithocolletis dorinda by Kuroko (1961: 320) (see Kumata 1993: 54).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Japan	Kyūshū (Yaku-sima)	Kuroko, H. 1961. Studies on Lepidopterous leaf-miners from Japan I. Unrecorded species belonging to Gracillariidae. page 320 (as dorinda, misidentifica
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Malaysia	Pahang	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 56
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Malaysia	Selangor	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 56
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Nepal		Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 56
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Taiwan, Province of China		Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 56

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Desmodium heterocarpon	Fabaceae		Kumata, T. 1992. Descriptions of thirteen new species of the genus Chrysocercops Kumata et Kuroko, 1988 from Malaysia and Nepal (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 57
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Desmodium heterocarpon	Fabaceae	Japan	Kumata, T. 1992. Descriptions of thirteen new species of the genus Chrysocercops Kumata et Kuroko, 1988 from Malaysia and Nepal (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 57
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Desmodium heterophyllum	Fabaceae	Malaysia	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 57
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Desmodium sp.	Fabaceae	Malaysia	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 57
Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, 1993	Desmodium sp.	Fabaceae	Nepal	Kumata, T. 1992. Descriptions of thirteen new species of the genus Chrysocercops Kumata et Kuroko, 1988 from Malaysia and Nepal (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 57

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Porphyrosela alternata (1)

Porphyrosela alternata (2)

Porphyrosela alternata (3)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination