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Blastobasidae
59a1756 – 1647   Calosima albapenella (Chambers, 1875)

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Synonymy:
  • albapenella (Chambers, 1875) (Butalis) - MONA 1983: 1647
      Type locality: Texas.
  • citricolella (Chambers, 1880) (Blastobasis)
      Type locality: Holotype: Florida.
  • nana (Dietz, 1910) (Holcocera)
      Type locality: Holotype: Texas.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Calosima albapenella (Chambers, 1875) includes as synonyms 1201 Calosima nana (Dietz, 1910) & 1157 Calosima citricolella (Chambers, 1880), Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 98(4): 716-717.
    References
    • Adamski, D. & R. W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4): 708-740.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 11.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1880. In: Comstock. Report of the Entomologist. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture (U.S.), 1879: 207.
    • Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 48; pl. 3, fig. 24 (nana).
    • Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 11; pl. 1, figs. 7, 7a (citricolella).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - nana
    Calosima albapenella
    [T] - DNA - © David E. Reed
    Calosima albapenella
    [T] - DNA - © David E. Reed

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