Overview
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Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera (Kristensen, 1999).
Presumed phylogenetic relationships within Micropterigidae based on Gibbs (2010)
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- Micropterix H?bner, 1825 (jr synonyms Eriocephala J. Curtis, 1839, Microptericina Zagulajev, 1983)
- Epimartyria Walsingham, 1898
- Issikiomartyria Hashimoto, 2006
- Kurokopteryx Hashimoto, 2006
- Micropardalis Meyrick, 1912
- Neomicropteryx Issiki, 1931
- Palaeomicra Meyrick, 1888
- Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931
- Paramartyria Issiki, 1931
- Vietomartyria Mey, 1997
- Sabatinca F. Walker, 1863
- Agrionympha Meyrick, 1921
- Hypomartyria Kristensen & Nielsen 1982
- Squamicornia Kristensen & Nielsen, 1982
- Austromartyria Gibbs, 2010
- Tasmantrix Gibbs, 2010
- Zealandopterix Gibbs, 2010
- Aureopterix Gibbs, 2010
- Nannopterix Gibbs, 2010
- ?Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989
- ?Palaeolepidopterix Kozlov, 1989
- ?Palaeosabatinca Kozlov, 1989
- ?Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978
- ?Baltimartyria Skalski, 1995
- ?Moleropterix Engel & Kinzelbach, 2008
Presumed phylogenetic relationships within Micropterigidae based on Gibbs (2010)
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- Micropterix H?bner, 1825 (jr synonyms Eriocephala J. Curtis, 1839, Microptericina Zagulajev, 1983)
- Epimartyria Walsingham, 1898
- Issikiomartyria Hashimoto, 2006
- Kurokopteryx Hashimoto, 2006
- Micropardalis Meyrick, 1912
- Neomicropteryx Issiki, 1931
- Palaeomicra Meyrick, 1888
- Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931
- Paramartyria Issiki, 1931
- Vietomartyria Mey, 1997
- Sabatinca F. Walker, 1863
- Agrionympha Meyrick, 1921
- Hypomartyria Kristensen & Nielsen 1982
- Squamicornia Kristensen & Nielsen, 1982
- Austromartyria Gibbs, 2010
- Tasmantrix Gibbs, 2010
- Zealandopterix Gibbs, 2010
- Aureopterix Gibbs, 2010
- Nannopterix Gibbs, 2010
- ?Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989
- ?Palaeolepidopterix Kozlov, 1989
- ?Palaeosabatinca Kozlov, 1989
- ?Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978
- ?Baltimartyria Skalski, 1995
- ?Moleropterix Engel & Kinzelbach, 2008
References
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- ^ Lepidoptera, Zootaxa
- Kristensen, N. P., and E. S. Nielsen. 1979. A new subfamily of micropterigid moths from South America. A contribution to the morphology and phylogeny of the Micropterigidae, with a generic catalogue of the family (Lepidoptera: Zeugloptera). S teenstrupia 5(7):69-147.
- Kristensen, N. P. (1999). The non-Glossatan Moths. Ch. 4, pp. 41-49 in Kristensen, N. P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der St?mme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
Sources
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- O'Toole, Christopher. 2002. Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders. ISBN 1-55297-612-2.
External links
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- Tree of Life
- Microleps U.S.A. Nearctic
Taxonomy
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The Suborder Zeugloptera is a member of the Order Lepidoptera. Here is the complete "parentage" of Zeugloptera:
- 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
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Order: Lepidoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
- Suborder: Zeugloptera
- Order: Lepidoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
- Superorder: Panorpida
- 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 Suborder Zeugloptera is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (1): Micropterigidae
Families
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Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera (Kristensen, 1999). [more]
At least 162 species and subspecies belong to the Family Micropterigidae.
More info about the Family Micropterigidae may be found here.
References
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- ^ Lepidoptera, Zootaxa
Sources
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