''Lecithocera'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the
lecithocerid subfamily
Lecithocerinae
The Lecithocerinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegu ...
. The genus was erected by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an American arcade game corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is best known for creating a vast line of pinball machines and arcade games (including ''Q*bert'') throughout much of the 20th century.
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in 1853.
Species
Former species
References
Further reading
* , 2004: Catalog of the type specimens of Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. ''Zootaxa'' 510: 1–160
* , 2005: Eine neue Art der Familie Lecithoceridae aus der Türkei (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). ''Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte'' 49: 127–128.
* 1999: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (I): Subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera ''Homaloxestis'' Meyrick and ''Lecithocera'' Herrich-Schäffer. ''Zoological studies'', 38 (2): 238–256
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* 2005: Genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer of Thailand (I): Descriptions of Three New Species (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae). ''Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology'' 8 (3): 233–237.
* 2006: Genus ''Lecithocera'' of Thailand (II) Descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae). ''Tinea'', 19 (2): 98-103.
* 2006: Genus ''Lecithocera'' of Thailand (III): New records of five species of the genus (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae). ''Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology'', 9 (4): 313–316.
* 2009: Genus ''Lecithocera'' of Thailand. Part IV. Descriptions of three new species and notes on a little known species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). ''Zootaxa'', 2208: 58–64
Abstract & excerpt
* , 2012: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part VI: ''Lecithocera sublunata'' species complex. ''Entomological Science'' 15 (1): 68–73. .
* , 2012: Lecithoceridae (Gelechioidea, Lepidoptera) of New Guinea, Part X: Review of the genus ''Lecithocera'' with descriptions of ten new species. ''Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology'' 15 (2): 313–327.
* , 2012: Lecithoceridae (Gelechioidea, Lepidoptera) of New Guinea Part X: Review of the genus ''Sarisophora'', with descriptions of seven new species. ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 22 (1): 8-15.
* , 2013: Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan. ''ZooKeys'' 263: 47–57. Abstract and full article: .
* , 1999: A review of the Lecithocerinae and Torodorinae (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) in Korea. ''Insecta Koreana'' 16 (2): 119–129.
* , 2010: Genus ''Lecithocera'' of Thailand Part V, with reports of nine species including six new species (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 20 (2): 62–70.
* , 1993: A study of the Chinese ''Lecithocera'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1853 and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera:Lecithoceridae). ''Sinozoologia'' 10: 319–345. Full article
* , 1999: Taxonomic review of the ''Lecithoceridae'' (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka IV.The subfamily ''Lecithocerinae'': genus ''Lecithocera'' Herrich-Schäffer and its allies. ''Insecta Koreana'' 16 (1): 1-14.
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Lecithocera,
Lecithocerinae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer