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Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Dialectica (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Walsingham, 1897
Citation:Dialectica sanctae-crucis, sp. n.
Original genus:Dialectica
Publication:Walsingham, Lord (Thomas de Grey) 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1897
Issue:1
Pagination:151
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987272
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Dialectica sanctaecrucis (1)
Taxonomic note:

According to Meyrick (1915c: 225) a synonym of Acrocercops nolckeniella Zeller, 1877, but this is very doubtful (see Landry 2006: 473, fig. 31).

Landry, B. 2006. The Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioideae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with notes on some of their relatives.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Holotype ♂ BMNH Holotype ♀ (not a ♂ as stated in the original description, see Landry 2006: 469), BMNH(E) 1406508, genitalia slide BMNH 29522♀, BMNH Virgin Islands, U.S. [Virgin Islands], S[ain]t Croix.
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 unknown 2 more specimens [not included in types series]. Virgin Islands, U.S. [Virgin Islands], S[ain]t Croix.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Cuba Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 173
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Dominican Republic Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 173
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Jamaica Landry, B. 2006. The Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioideae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with notes on some of their relatives. page 472
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Puerto Rico Forbes, W. T. M. 1930. Insects of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Heterocera or moths (excepting the Noctuidae, Geometridae, and Pyralididae [sic]). page 141
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Virgin Islands, U.S. Saint John Walsingham, Lord (Thomas de Grey) 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. page 151
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Virgin Islands, U.S. Saint Croix Walsingham, Lord (Thomas de Grey) 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. page 151
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Virgin Islands, U.S. Saint Thomas Walsingham, Lord (Thomas de Grey) 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. page 151
Dialectica sanctaecrucis darwini Landry, 2006 Ecuador Galápagos Islands Landry, B. 2006. The Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioideae) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with notes on some of their relatives. page 472
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Solanum melongena Solanaceae Puerto Rico Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 173
Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897 Solanum torvum Solanaceae Cuba Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 173
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Dialectica sanctaecrucis darwini Landry, 2006 Landry, 2006 subspecies Accepted Dialectica sanctaecrucis darwini
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination