Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Filatima biminimaculella (Chambers, 1880)
Gelechia biminimaculella Chambers, 1880
Fascista biminimaculella (1)
* phylogenetic sequence #066150
Explanation of Names
biminimaculella is probably from Latin bis- "double,twice" + minium- "a red mineral" + macula- "spot" + the ending -ella, which adds the meaning of "little". The species description mentions "a small ochreous spot on each side of the apex of the thorax"
Range
MPG records range from Maryland south to Florida, west to central Texas, north to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee.
(2)Print References
Busck, August 1939. Restriction of the genus Gelechia (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), with descriptions of new genera. Proc. USNM 86:
575 (3)
Chambers, V.T. 1880. Descriptions of some New Tineina, with notes on a few old species. Journal Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist. 2 (4):
183
Clarke, J.F. Gates 1947. Notes on, and new species of, American moths of the genus
Filatima Busck (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera). Journal of the Washington Academy Sciences 37(8):
275 (1)Internet References
BOLD Systems - DNA supported specimens
Contributed by
Chuck Entz on 26 September, 2009 - 4:45pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 11 May, 2013 - 9:56pm
