Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961

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SUBFAMILY Ornixolinae
GENUSStomphastis
SPECIES tremina
AUTHORVári, 1961
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONStomphastis tremina spec. nov.
TYPE LOCALITYSouth Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Soutpansberg District, Louis Trichardt, 04.vi.1953, leg. L. Vári.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7057, TMSA; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7058, TMSA; Paratypes 1♂ and 3♀, TMSA.
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
PAGINATION 89-90; pl. 10, fig. 6; pl. 56, fig. 6; pl. 88, fig. 2

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Namibia   Triberti, P. 2004. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea). In: Mey, W. (ed.): The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 1. - Esperiana Memoir 1:1-333, 14 pls [Chapter pagination: 75-89]. 80
South Africa Limpopo Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. 90

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Ulmaceae Trema orientalis South Africa Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. 90

*   A rather large, irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a very long, narrow gallery.