Gaedikermenia epispora ( Meyrick, 1897 ) Gaedike, 2018

Gaedike, Reinhard, 2018, New data on the taxonomy, distribution and host plants of Australian Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), Zootaxa 4524 (1), pp. 33-50 : 46-47

Gaedikermenia epispora ( Meyrick, 1897) , comb. nov.

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Epermenia epispora Meyrick, 1897: 430 ;

Genus? epispora Meyrick, 1897 : Gaedike 1968: 625, figs 59–61, 64a–b.

Material studied. New South Wales: 1 ♂, 5km SSE of Port Macquarie, 14 May 1975, leg. I. F. B. Common, ANIC; Queensland: 1♂, 27°33'S, 151°59'E, Prince Henry Heights, 620m, Toowomba, 31 Dec. 1962, leg. I. F. B. Common, ANIC .

Distribution. Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland ( Gaedike, 1968).

Bionomics. The early stages and host plants are unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 19–21. Adults. 19, Gaedikermenia australica, paratype ♀, 13°44'S, 143°20'E, Golden Nugget Ck Camp Site, Mcllwraith Ra., Q[ueensland], 420m, 29 Jun[e] 1989, [leg.] Nielsen, Edwards & Horak, ANIC. 20, Gaedikermenia epispora, ♂, 27°33'S, 151°59'E, Prince Henry Heights, 620 m, Toowomba, Q., 31 Dec. 1962, leg. I. F. B. Common, genitalia slide Gaedike Nr. 9190, ANIC. 21, Gaedikermenia parasitica, ♂, 26°41'S, 153°04'E, Buderim Qld, 16 Oct 1975, leg. I. F. B. Common, genitalia slide Gaedike Nr. 9247, ANIC.