Apatetrinae is a subfamily 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 family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...
. The subfamily 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 1947.
Taxonomy and systematics
*Tribe Apatetrini
**''
Apatetris''
Staudinger, 1880
**''
Dactylotula''
Cockerell, 1888
**''
Catatinagma''
Rebel, 1903
**''
Chrysoesthia''
Hübner, 825
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Events
By place
India
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**'' Coloptilia'' T. B. Fletcher, 1940
**'' Epidola'' Staudinger, 1859
**'' Epiphthora'' Meyrick, 1888
**''Metanarsia
''Metanarsia'' is a genus of moths in the Family (biology), family Gelechiidae.
Species
*''modesta'' group:
**''Metanarsia dahurica''
**''Metanarsia kosakewitshi''
**''Metanarsia modesta''
**''Metanarsia mongola''
**''Metanarsia monochroma''
**' ...
'' Staudinger, 1871
**'' Oecocecis'' Guenée, 1870
*Tribe Pexicopiini Hodges, 1986
**'' Anisoplaca'' Meyrick, 1886
**'' Aspades'' Vári in Vári & Kroon, 1986
**'' Coleostoma'' Meyrick, 1922
**'' Decatopseustis'' Meyrick, 1925
**'' Epilechia'' Busck, 1939
**'' Ficulea'' Walker, 1864
**'' Galtica'' Busck, 1914
**'' Isembola'' Meyrick, 1926
**'' Lacistodes'' Meyrick, 1921
**'' Leistogenes'' Meyrick, 1927
**'' Macracaena'' Common, 1958
**'' Mometa'' Durrant, 1914
**'' Pectinophora'' Busck, 1917
**'' Pexicopia'' Common, 1958
**'' Phrixocrita'' Meyrick, 1935
**'' Platyedra'' Meyrick, 1895
**'' Porpodryas'' Meyrick, 1920
**'' Semnostoma'' Meyrick, 1918
**'' Sitotroga'' Heinemann, 1870
**'' Syncratomorpha'' Meyrick, 1929
**'' Trachyedra'' Meyrick, 1929
*Unplaced to tribe
**'' Acutitornus'' Janse, 1951
**'' Anapatetris'' Janse, 1951
**'' Autodectis'' Meyrick, 1937
**'' Curvisignella'' Janse, 1951
**'' Filisignella'' Janse, 1951
**'' Grandipalpa'' Janse, 1951
**''Ischnophylla
''Ischnophylla'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species ''Ischnophylla similicolor'', which is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, so ...
'' Janse, 1963
**'' Lanceoptera'' Janse, 1960
**'' Macrocalcara'' Janse, 1951
**'' Neopatetris'' Janse, 1960
**'' Radionerva'' Janse, 1951
References
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Gelechiidae
Moth subfamilies
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