Mesophleps

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Gelechioidea

Familia: Gelechiidae
Subfamilia: Anacampsinae
Tribus: Anacampsini
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
albilinella Species Group

Species: M. albilinella – M. aspina – M. coffeae – M. nairobiensis – M. parvella
geodes Species Group

Species: M. catericta – M. geodes
gigantella Species Group

Species: M. gigantella
palpigera Species Group

Species: M. acutunca – M. adustipennis – M. bifidella – M. corsicella – M. crocina – M. epiochra – M. gallicella – M. ioloncha – M. kruegeri – M. oxycedrella – M. palpigera – M. safranella – M. silacella – M. sublutiana – M. tabellata
tephrastis Species Group

Species: M. apentheta – M. argonota – M. chloranthes – M. cycnobathra – M. macrosemus – M. meliphanes – M. mylicotis – M. ochroloma – M. tephrastis – M. tetrachroa – M. trichombra
trinotella Species Group

Species: M. ochracella – M. trinotalla – M. unguella
truncatella Species Group

Species: M. truncatella – M. undulatella
Name

Mesophleps Hübner, 1825

Type species: Tinea silacella Hübner, 1796
Synonyms

Brachyacma Meyrick, 1886
Lathontogenus Walsingham, 1897
Paraspistes Meyrick, 1905
Chretienia Spuler, 1910
Lipatia Busck, 1910
Stiphrostola Meyrick, 1923
Crossobela Meyrick, 1923
Xerometra Meyrick, 1925
Gnosimacha Meyrick, 1927
Bucolarcha Meyrick, 1929
Uncustriodonta Agenjo, 1952
Uncostridonta K.T. Park, 1990

References
Primary references
Additional references

Bidzilya, O.V. 2021. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4952(3): 495–522. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.3.4. Paywall. Reference page.
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82. Preview Reference page.
Varenne, T. & Nel, J. 2011. Description de Mesophleps gallicella n. sp. et première citation d'Hyperlais cruzae du sud de la France (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Anacampsini et Crambidae). Revue de l’Association Roussillonnaise d’Entomologie 20(2): 27–35. Reference page.

Mesophleps is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species

albilinella species group
Mesophleps albilinella
Mesophleps aspina
Mesophleps coffeae
Mesophleps nairobiensis
Mesophleps parvella
geodes species group
Mesophleps catericta
Mesophleps geodes
gigantella species group
Mesophleps gigantella
palpigera species group
Mesophleps acutunca
Mesophleps adustipennis
Mesophleps bifidella
Mesophleps corsicella
Mesophleps crocina
Mesophleps epiochra
Mesophleps ioloncha
Mesophleps oxycedrella
Mesophleps palpigera
Mesophleps safranella
Mesophleps silacella
Mesophleps sublutiana
Mesophleps tabellata
tephrastis species group
Mesophleps apentheta
Mesophleps argonota
Mesophleps chloranthes
Mesophleps cycnobathra
Mesophleps macrosemus
Mesophleps meliphanes
Mesophleps mylicotis
Mesophleps ochroloma
Mesophleps tephrastis
Mesophleps tetrachroa
Mesophleps trichombra
trinotella species group
Mesophleps ochracella
Mesophleps trinotella
Mesophleps unguella
truncatella species group
Mesophleps truncatella
Mesophleps undulatella

Associated species

The following species were described in Mesophleps or at one time associated with it or one of its generic synonyms:

Agonochaetia impunctella (Caradja, 1920)
Anarsia centrospila Turner, 1919
Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905
Dichomeris aprica (Meyrick, 1913)
Dichomeris sciritis (Meyrick, 1918)
Megacraspedus arnaldi (Turati & Krüger, 1930)
Nothris mesophracta Turner, 1919
Pycnobathra acromelas (Turner, 1919)
Sarotorna mesoleuca (Lower, 1900)

References

Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
Varewnne, T. & J. Nel, 2011: Description de Mesophleps gallicelle n. sp. et première citation d'Hyperlais cruzae du sud de la France (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Anacampsini et Crambidae). Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie 20 (2): 56-58.