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Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Cuphodes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Vári, 1961
Citation:Cuphodes diospyri spec. nov.
Original genus:Cuphodes
Publication:Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:12
Issue:
Pagination:191–192; pl. 18, fig. 6; pl. 38, fig. 4; pl. 64, fig. 4; pl. 103, fig. 1
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961 Holotype TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7053 (missing), TMSA South Africa South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Inanda District, Umhlanga Rocks, 19.xii.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961 Allotype TMSA Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7666, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Inanda District, Umhlanga Rocks, 19.xii.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961 Paratype TMSA Paratypes 2♀, genitalia slides G7054, G7164, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Inanda District, Umhlanga Rocks, 19.xii.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 192
Plant note:

A small, very irregular, semi-transparent blotch-mine in a cluster usually near top of leaf.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961 Diospyros natalensis Ebenaceae South Africa Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 192
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