''Acridotarsa'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 belonging to the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...
. The genus was described by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1893.
The larvae are associated with
termite
Termites are a group of detritivore, detritophagous Eusociality, eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of Detritus, decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, Plant litter, leaf litter, and Humus, soil humus. They are dist ...
s' nests.
[Robinson & Nielsen (1993). "Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera)". ''Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera''. Vol. 2.]
Species
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Acridotarsa celsella''
(Walker, 1863) (Australia)
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Acridotarsa conglomerata''
(Meyrick, 1922) (Australia)
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Acridotarsa melipecta''
(Meyrick, 1915) (continental Africa & Africa)
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Acridotarsa mylitis''
Meyrick, 1893 (Australia)
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Acridotarsa nasutitermina''
(Silvestri) (Brazil)
Former species
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Erechthias deloneura
''Erechthias'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Erechthiinae, of which it is the type genus. The exact circumscription of this genus is still disputed, but it may encompass more than 150 specie ...
'' was formerly placed here.
References
External links
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Tineidae
Tineidae genera
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