Autostichinae

The Autostichinae are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. The present lineage was often included in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), but alternatively it is united with the Symmocidae sensu stricto (and often also the Holcopogonidae and/or certain genera otherwise considered twirler moths, e.g. Deoclona and Syringopais) to form an expanded family Autostichidae (in the past also referred to as family Symmocidae).[1]

Autostichinae
Autosticha gelechid moth (Autosticha pelodes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Division:
Ditrysia
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Autostichidae
Subfamily:
Autostichinae

Le Marchand, 1947
Type species
Automola pelodes
Meyrick, 1883
Genera

Several, see text

Selected genera

Genera in this subfamily are:[2]

Also placed here by some authors is Syndesmica, which is otherwise assigned to subfamily Dichomeridinae of the twirler moths (Gelechiidae). The same was true for Anaptilora, which is mostly included here.

Footnotes
  1. ABRS (2008), FE (2008), Wikispecies (2011-OCT-17)
  2. ABRS (2008), Wikispecies (2011-OCT-17)
gollark: Deploy bee.
gollark: ???
gollark: Of course, I could shut it down, but I can't be bothered.
gollark: Yes, Esobot's dead-man's-switch would activate.
gollark: For instance, yourself.

References

Data related to Autostichinae at Wikispecies

  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Autosticha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.