Overview
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.
Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into the following subfamilies:
- Lecithocerinae
- Torodorinae
- Oditinae (sometimes included in Xyloryctidae)
The following genera names are available, and are included in the family Lecithoceridae:[1]
- Abrachmia
- Achoria
- Aeolanthes
- Alciphanes
- Amaloxestis
- Anamimnesis< /li>
- Anaxyrina
- Andusia
- Antiochtha
- Aproparia
- Asbolistis
- Asmenistis
- Athymoris
- Atrichozancla
- Cacogamia
- Carodista
- Catacreagra
- Ceuthomadarus
- Corthyntis
- Crocanthes
- Crocogma
- Cubitomoris
- Cynicocrates
- Cynicostola
- Decuaria
- Deltoplastis
- Demopractis
- Dinochares
- Dolichotorna
- Doxogenes
- Dragmatucha
- Eccedoxa
- Enthetica
- Epharmonia
- Ephelochna
- Epimactis
- Eridachtha
- Eurodachtha
- Exorgana
- Frisilia
- Fulvitalia
- Galoxestis
- Glaucolychna
- Habrogenes
- Halolaguna
- Heteralcis
- Heterodeltis
- Heteroderces
- Hoenea
- Homaloxestis
- Hygroplasta
- Hyperochtha
- Hypochasmia
- Hyptiastis
- Idiopteryx
- Ilioparsis
- Isotypa
- Kalocyrma
- Lecithocera
- Lecitholaxa
- Longipenis
- Macrernis
- Macroceras
- Malachoherca
- Merocrates
- Mexytocerus
- Mnesteria
- Monerista
- Myriopleura
- Neocorodes
- Nephelographa
- Nosphistica
- Nyctocyrma
- Oecia
- Olbothrepta
- Opacoptera
- Orphanoclera
- Oxygnostis
- Parelliptis
- Periphorectis
- Phanoschista
- Phatnotis
- Philarachnis
- Philharmonia
- Placanthes
- Plagiocrossa
- Pompographa
- Proesochtha
- Protolychnis
- Psammoris
- Pseudocrates
- Ptilothyris
- Quassitagma
- Recontracta
- Rhizosthenes
- Rhyparomatrix
- Scaeostrepta
- Scythropiodes
- Siderostigma
- Siovata
- Sisyrodonta
- Spatulignatha
- Sphaerolbia
- Stryphnocopa
- Styloceros
- Synesarga
- Syntetarca
- Technographa
- Tegenocharis
- Teucrodoxa
- Thamnopalpa
- Thubana
- Thymbritis
- Timyra
- Tingentera
- Tipha
- Tirallis
- Tiriza
- Tisis
- Tonosa
- Torodora
- Toxotarca
- Trich ernis
- Trichoboscis
- Uipsa
- Urolaguna
- Abrachmia
- Achoria
- Aeolanthes
- Alciphanes
- Amaloxestis
- Anamimnesis
- Anaxyrina
- Andusia
- Antiochtha
- Aproparia
- Asbolistis
- Asmenistis
- Athymoris
- Atrichozancla
- Cacogamia
- Carodista
- Catacreagra
- Ceuthomadarus
- Corthyntis
- Crocanthes
- Crocogma
- Cubitomoris
- Cynicocrates
- Cynicostola
- Decuaria
- Deltoplastis
- Demopractis
- Dinochares
- Dolichotorna
- Doxo genes
- Dragmatucha
- Eccedoxa
- Enthetica
- Epharmonia
- Ephelochna
- Epimactis
- Eridachtha
- Eurodachtha
- Exorgana
- Frisilia
- Fulvitalia
- Galoxestis
- Glaucolychna
- Habrogenes
- Halolaguna
- Heteralcis
- Heterodeltis
- Heteroderces
- Hoenea
- Homaloxestis
- Hygroplasta
- Hyperochtha
- Hypochasmia
- Hyptiastis
- Idiopteryx
- Ilioparsis
- Isotypa
- Kalocyrma
- Lecithocera
- Lecitholaxa
- Longipenis
- Macrernis
- Macroceras
- Malachoherca
- Merocrates
- Mexytocerus
- Mnesteria
- Monerista
- Myriopleura< /li>
- Neocorodes
- Nephelographa
- Nosphistica
- Nyctocyrma
- Oecia
- Olbothrepta
- Opacoptera
- Orphanoclera
- Oxygnostis
- Parelliptis
- Periphorectis
- Phanoschista
- Phatnotis
- Philarachnis
- Philharmonia
- Philoptila
- Placanthes
- Plagiocrossa
- Pompographa
- Proesochtha
- Protolychnis
- Psammoris
- Pseudocrates
- Ptilothyris
- Quassitagma
- Recontracta
- Rhizosthenes
- Rhyparomatrix
- Scaeostrepta
- Scythropiodes
- Siderostigma
- Siovata
- Sisyrodonta
- Spatulignatha
- Sphaerolbia
- Stryphnocopa
- Styloceros
- Synesarga< /li>
- Syntetarca
- Technographa
- Tegenocharis
- Teucrodoxa
- Thamnopalpa
- Thubana
- Thymbritis
- Timyra
- Tingentera
- Tipha
- Tirallis
- Tiriza
- Tisis
- Tonosa
- Torodora
- Toxotarca
- Trichernis
- Trichoboscis
- Uipsa
- Urolaguna
References
- ^ "Lecithoceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?FAMILY=lecithoceridae. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
Taxonomy
The Family Lecithoceridae is a member of the Superfamily Gelechioidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Lecithoceridae:
- 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
- Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Butterflies and Moths
- Suborder: Glossata
- Infraorder: Heteroneura
- a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Superfamily: Gelechioidea
- Family: Lecithoceridae - case bearers
- Superfamily: Gelechioidea
- Infraorder: Heteroneura
- a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Suborder: Glossata
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Butterflies and Moths
- Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
- Cohort: Myoglossata
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Lecithoceridae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (99): Abrachmia · Achoria · Aeolanthes · Amaloxestis · Anamimnesis · Anaxyrina · Andusia · Antiochtha · Aproparia · Asmenistis · Athymoris · Atrichozancla · Carodista · Catacreagra · Ceuthomadarus · Crocanthes · Crocogma · Cubitomoris · Cynicocrates · Cynicostola · Deltoplastis · Deoclona · Dinochares · Dolichotorna · Doxogenes · Dragmatucha · Eccedoxa · Enthetica · Epharmonia · Epimactis · Eridachtha · Eurodachtha · Frisilia · Halolaguna · Heteralcis · Heterodeltis · Heteroderces · Hoenea · Homaloxestis · Hygroplasta · Hyperochtha · Hyptiastis · Idiopteryx · Ilioparsis · Isotypa · Lecithocera · Lecitholaxa · Merocrates · Mexytocerus · Mnesteria · Monerista · Neocorodes · Nephelographa · Nosphistica · Nyctocyrma · Oecia · Olbothrepta · Opacoptera · Orphanoclera · Oxygnostis · Parelliptis · Phanoschista · Phatnotis · Philarachnis · Philharmonia · Philoptila · Placanthes · Plagiocrossa · Pompographa · Protolychnis · Psammoris · Pseudocrates · Ptilothyris · Quassitagma · Recontracta · Rhizosthenes · Rhyparomatrix · Sarisophora · Scaeostrepta · Scythropiodes · Siderostigma · Siovata · Sisyrodonta · Spatulignatha · Sphaerolbia · Stryphnocopa · Synesarga · Technographa · Tegenocharis · Teucrodoxa · Thamnopalpa · Thubana · Thymbritis · Timyra · Tirasia · Tiriza · Tisis · Torodora · Trichoboscis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 824 species and subspecies in the Family Lecithoceridae.
Genera
Abrachmia
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Achoria
Achoria is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. [more]
Aeolanthes
Aeolanthes is a genus of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. [more]
Amaloxestis
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Anamimnesis
Synesarga is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. [more]
Anaxyrina
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Andusia
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Antiochtha
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Aproparia
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Asmenistis
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Athymoris
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Atrichozancla
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. [more]
Carodista
Catacreagra
Ceuthomadarus
Crocanthes
Crocogma
Cubitomoris
Cynicocrates
Cynicostola
Deltoplastis
Deoclona
Dinochares
Dolichotorna
Doxogenes
Dragmatucha
Eccedoxa
Enthetica
Epharmonia
Epimactis
Eridachtha
Eurodachtha
Frisilia
Halolaguna
Heteralcis
Heterodeltis
Heteroderces
Hoenea
Homaloxestis
Hygroplasta
Hyperochtha
Hyptiastis
Idiopteryx
Ilioparsis
Isotypa
Lecithocera
Lecitholaxa
Merocrates
Mexytocerus
Mnesteria
Monerista
Neocorodes
Nephelographa
Nosphistica
Nyctocyrma
Oecia
Olbothrepta
Opacoptera
Orphanoclera
Oxygnostis
Parelliptis
Phanoschista
Phatnotis
Philarachnis
Philharmonia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Philoptila
Placanthes
Plagiocrossa
Pompographa
Protolychnis
Psammoris
Pseudocrates
Ptilothyris
Quassitagma
Recontracta
Rhizosthenes
Rhyparomatrix
Sarisophora
Scaeostrepta
Scythropiodes
Siderostigma
Siovata
Sisyrodonta
Spatulignatha
Sphaerolbia
Stryphnocopa
Synesarga
Technographa
Tegenocharis
Teucrodoxa
Thamnopalpa
Thubana
Thymbritis
Timyra
Tirasia
Tiriza
Tisis
Torodora
Trichoboscis
More info about the Genus Trichoboscis may be found here.
References
- ^ "Lecithoceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?FAMILY=lecithoceridae. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
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