Monopis
Monopis is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the nominate subfamily, Tineinae.[1]
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Adult specimen of Monopis obviella Note translucent spot in forewing | |
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Genus: | Monopis Hübner, 1825 |
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Tinea rusticella Hübner, 1796 | |
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Numerous, see text |
A typical feature of these moths is a semi-transparent pale spot near the middle of the forewings. There usually are contrasting white markings adjacent to it. Otherwise, the forewings are generally unpatterned and brown to blackish-grey in color.
Hyalospila is a synonym. The snout moth genus Zonula (moth) was invalidly described by Ragonot in 1888; the geometer moth genus Locha was invalidly described by Warren in 1894.
Selected species
Species currently placed in Monopis include:[2]
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M. christophi is either a junior synonym of M. pallidella or the senior synonym of M. straminella. Also placed here by some authors is Reisserita barbarosi.[3]
Synonyms
Junior synonyms of Monopis are:[4]
- Blabophanes Zeller, 1852
- Eusynopa Lower, 1903
- Hyalospila Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
- Rhitia Walker, 1864
Footnotes
- Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003)
- ABRS (2008), FE (2009), Robinson [2010], and see references in Savela (2003)
- FE (2009), Robinson [2010]
- ABRS (2008), Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)
References
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- Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) (2008): Australian Faunal Directory – Monopis. Version of 2008-OCT-09. Retrieved 2010-MAY-09.
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009): Monopis. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-MAY-09.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Monopis. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-09.
- Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2010-MAY-09.
- Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Monopis. Version of 2003-DEC-28. Retrieved 2010-MAY-09.