Agonoxenidae (Family)

Overview

The Agonoxenidae are a family of moths only contains four named species in the whole world ? all in the type genus ? if (e.g. following Nielsen et al., 1996) the Blastodacnidae are considered to be a separate family. Such a monotypic arrangement is fairly unusual in modern taxonomy without explicit need due to phylogenetic constraints, and with little reliable data on the latter, the traditional approach is followed here pending new studies.

Hodges (in Kristensen, 1999) retained the Blastodacnidae in the Agonoxenidae, giving a grouping of some 31 genera, but treated the whole as a subfamily Agonoxeninae of the grass-miner moths (Elachistidae). The latter at least is spurious, given that the Elachistidae have been subject to excessive overlumping. Collectively, the Agonoxenidae and "Blastodacnidae" are known as palm moths.

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Blastodacna, Dystebenna, Haplochrois, Heinemannia and Spuleria are sometimes placed here, sometimes in the Elachistidae (or Blastodacnidae).

he Agonoxenidae are a family of moths only contains four named species in the whole world ? all in the type genus ? if (e.g. following Nielsen et al., 1996) the Blastodacnidae are considered to be a separate family. Such a monotypic arrangement is fairly unusual in modern taxonomy without explicit need due to phylogenetic constraints, and with little reliable data on the latter, the traditional approach is followed here pending new studies.

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Blastodacna, Dystebenna, Haplochrois, Heinemannia and Spuleria are sometimes placed here, sometimes in the Elachistidae (or Blastodacnidae).

References

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Nielsen E.S., Edwards E.D. & Rangsi T.V. (eds.) (1996), Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 4; CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 1996
Kristensen, N.P. (ed.), 1999. Handbook of Zoology: Bd. 4. Arthropoda: Insecta. Teilbd. 35, Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. Vol. 1. Evolution, systematics, and biogeography. W.de Gruyter, Berlin.

Taxonomy

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The Family Agonoxenidae is a member of the Superfamily Gelechioidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Agonoxenidae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Cohort: Myoglossata
        Order: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura - a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
        Superfamily: Gelechioidea
        Family: Agonoxenidae

The Family Agonoxenidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Subfamily (3): Agonoxeninae · Blastodacninae · Faboideae
Tribe (1): Indigofereae
Genus (140): Acompsia · Acorotricha · Adelomorpha · Aeoloscelis · Aetia · Agonoxema · Agonoxena · Agriophara · Alloclita · Altenia · Amselina · Anatrachyntis · Antipterna · Apatema · Aplota · Aprominta · Arignota · Aristeis · Arragonia · Aspasiodes · Atheropla · Barea · Blastodacna · Boydia · Brachybelistis · Carpatolechia · Cerconota · Chezala · Chrysoclista · Cladobrostis · Coccidiphila · Coeranica · Coesyra · Corynaea · Crepidosceles · Cryptophasa · Deuterogonia · Diacholotis · Diplosara · Diurnea · Donaspastus · Dysspastus · Dystebenna · Elaphromorpha · Enolmis · Eochrois · Epicurica · Episcythris · Eratophyes · Eteobalea · Eulamprotes · Eulechria · Exaeretia · Gisilia · Gladiovalva · Glaucacna · Habroscopa · Hapaloteucha · Haplochrois · Harpella · Heinemannia · Helcanthica · Heliocausta · Hesperesta · Hodgesiella · Holcopogon · Hoplomorpha · Ischnophanes · Lecithocera · Lepidotarsa · Levipalpus · Lichenaula · Lutilabria · Melanesthes · Mendesia · Microcolona · Minetia · Myrascia · Nanodacna · Neelysia · Neoblastobasis · Neofriseria · Neomariania · Nicanthes · Nothris · Ocystola · Odites · Ornativalva · Orpecovalva · Orygocera · Oxypteryx · Palaeomystella · Palumbina · Pammeces · Pancalia · Panclintis · Pantacordis · Parachronistis · Parametriotes · Parastenolechia · Paratelphusa · Paratheta · Periacma · Peritornenta · Philobota · Piloprepes · Platybathra · Plectophila · Pogochaetia · Prochola · Psamathocrita · Pseudodoxia · Ptocheuusa · Saropla · Schiffermuelleria · Schneidereria · Scieropepla · Scrobipalpopsis · Scythropiodes · Sphyrelata · Spuleria · Stenolechia · Stenoma · Stomopteryx · Symmocoides · Syntetrernis · Tachystola · Tanyzancla · Tecmerium · Telanepsia · Telecrates · Tetanocentria · Tornodoxa · Tyrolimnas · Urodeta · Vulcaniella · Xylorycta · Zaratha · Zauclophora · Zonopetala
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 387 species and subspecies in the Family Agonoxenidae.

Genera

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Acompsia

Acompsia is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Though it has once been assigned to the proposed subfamily "Anacampsinae" (here included in ), it is generally placed in the Dichomeridinae. Some authors include Telephila here as a subgenus, but most prefer to keep it distinct as its relationships are fairly obscure. [more]

Agonoxenidae

Overview

References

Taxonomy

Genera

Acompsia

Acorotricha

Adelomorpha

Aeoloscelis

Aetia

Agonoxema

Agonoxena

Agriophara

Alloclita

Altenia

Amselina

Anatrachyntis

Antipterna

Apatema

Aplota

Aprominta

Arignota

Aristeis

Arragonia

Aspasiodes

Atheropla

Barea

Blastodacna

Boydia

Brachybelistis

Carpatolechia

Cerconota

Chezala

Chrysoclista

Cladobrostis

Coccidiphila

Coeranica

Coesyra

Corynaea

Crepidosceles

Cryptophasa

Deuterogonia

Diacholotis

Diplosara

Diurnea

Donaspastus

Dysspastus

Dystebenna

Elaphromorpha

Enolmis

Eochrois

Epicurica

Episcythris

Eratophyes

Eteobalea

Eulamprotes

Eulechria

Exaeretia

Gisilia

Gladiovalva

Glaucacna

Habroscopa

Hapaloteucha

Haplochrois

Harpella

Heinemannia

Helcanthica

Heliocausta

Hesperesta

Hodgesiella

Holcopogon

Hoplomorpha

Ischnophanes

Lecithocera

Lepidotarsa

Levipalpus

Lichenaula

Lutilabria

Melanesthes

Mendesia