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Agathiphagidae

(Family)

Overview

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Agathiphaga is a genus of moths in the family Agathiphagidae, known as kauri moths. This caddis fly-like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae.1]

The caterpillars feed only on "kauri" (Agathis, Araucariaceae) and are currently considered the second most primitive living lineage of moths after Micropterigoidea.[2] The larva has been reported to be able to survive for 12 years in diapause,[3] durability possibly a prerequisite to its possible dispersion around the Pacific islands in the seeds of Agathis.

He described two species. Agathiphaga queenslandensis is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, and its larvae feed on Agathis robusta.[4] Agathiphaga vitiensis is found from Fiji to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, and its larvae feed on Agathis vitiensis.

External links

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g/Agathiphaga/11725">Agathiphagidae Tree of Life Web Project
  • "Agathiphaga queenslandensis Dumbleton, 1952". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO Entomology. http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Agathiphagaqueenslandensis/agathiphaga_queenslandensis_01. 

    • References

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    1. ^ Lionel Jack Dumbleton (1952). "A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths" (PDF). Pacific Science 6: 17?29. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/8753/1/vol6n1-17-29.pdf. 
    2. ^ N. P. Kristensen (1999). "The non-Glossatan moths". In N. P. Kristensen. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Part 35. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 41?49. 
    3. ^ M. S. Upton (1997). "A twelve-year larval diapause in the Queensland kauri moth, Agathiphaga queenslandiae Dumbleton (Lepidoptera: Agathiphagidae)". The Entomologist 116: 142?143. 
    4. ^ "Species Agathiphaga queenslandensis Dumbleton, 1952". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 9, 2008. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Agathiphaga_queenslandensis. Retrieved August 31, 2010. 

    Taxonomy

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    The Family Agathiphagidae is a member of the Superfamily Agathiphagoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Agathiphagidae:

    The Family Agathiphagidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

    Genera

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    Agathiphaga

    Agathiphaga is a genus of moths in the family Agathiphagidae, known as kauri moths. This caddis fly-like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae. [more]

    More info about the Genus Agathiphaga may be found here.

    References

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    1. ^ Lionel Jack Dumbleton (1952). "A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths" (PDF). Pacific Science 6: 17?29. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/8753/1/vol6n1-17-29.pdf. 
    2. ^ N. P. Kristensen (1999). "The non-Glossatan moths". In N. P. Kristensen. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Part 35. Walter de Gr uyter. pp. 41?49. 
    3. ^ M. S. Upton (1997). "A twelve-year larval diapause in the Queensland kauri moth, Agathiphaga queenslandiae Dumbleton (Lepidoptera: Agathiphagidae)". The Entomologist 116: 142?143. 
    4. ^ "Species Agathiphaga queenslandensis Dumbleton, 1952". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 9, 2008. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Agathiphaga_queenslandensis. Retrieved August 31, 2010. 

    Sources

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    Last Revised: August 24, 2012
    2012/08/24 17:29:39