Jadhav, M.M., Adamski, D., Shashank, P.R., Rajgopal, N.N., Meshram, N.M., Mohanasundaram, A., & Singh, J.P. 2022 Syncola crypsimorpha (Meyrick, 1922) (Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae): A new pest species associated with cultured lac in India. Zootaxa 5155(4): 539–548
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Notes: A host association for Syncola crypsimorpha (Meyrick, 1922) is discovered after 100 years, since its original description.In India, two blastobasid species, Syncola crypsimorpha (Meyrick, 1922) and S. pulverea (Meyrick, 1907) (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea), are predators of cultured lac, Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) (Hemiptera: Kerridae). Descriptions, diagnoses, and images and illustrations of the adult stage, including the male and female genitalia, for these two species are provided to facilitate identifications. A lectotype for Syncola crypsimorpha is designated herein.
