Holcophora obtusipalpis (Walsingham, 1905) Walsingham, 1905

Adamski, David & Sattler, Klaus, 2019, Holcophora Staudinger, 1871, a senior synonym of Aponoea Walsingham, 1905, syn. n., (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae): with Holcophorainderskella (Caradja, 1920), comb. n., transferred from Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 (Blastobasidae), Nota Lepidopterologica 42 (1), pp. 17-25 : 23

Holcophora obtusipalpis (Walsingham, 1905) comb. n.

Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905: 125. Lectotype ♀, ALGERIA: Biskra, 7.iii.1903 (Walsingham, no. 96644). PRESENT DESIGNATION. (NHMUK, London).

Mesophleps cinerellus Turati, 1930: 80, pl. 2, fig. [unnumbered]. Lectotype ♂, LIBYA: Cyrenaica, Banghāzi ( ‘Bengasi’), 21.iii.1922 ( Krüger). (NHMUK, London), designated by Li and Sattler 2012: 57. Synonymized with Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905, by Li and Sattler 2012: 57.

Hostplant.

Limoniastrum guyonianum Dirieu suspected ( Walsingham 1905: 126, Chrétien 1917: 480) - Plumbaginaceae .

Distribution.

Palaearctic: North Africa (Algeria, Libya), Spain.

Remarks.

Aponoea obtusipalpis was described by Walsingham from 'Type ♀ (96644); ♂ (96648)'; the description was made from the female, which is here designated as the lectotype. No paratypes were specified in the original description although 18 specimens in all were mentioned and paratypes were labelled in Walsingham’s collection.