''Archinemapogon'' is a somewhat disputed
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 the
fungus moth
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. ...
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. Within this group, it belongs to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Nemapogoninae
Nemapogoninae is a fungus moth subfamily of the family 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 cont ...
. It is apparently an extremely close relative of the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of its subfamily, ''
Nemapogon
__NOTOC__
''Nemapogon'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. As evident by its name, it is the type genus of its subfamily.
Species
As of 2007, 69 species of ''Nemapogon'' had been ...
'', and some authors include it there.
[Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)]
Its
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
is called ''
A. yildizae'' today, but that name was not established until 1981. Formerly, this moth was known as ''A. laterella'' – originally placed in ''
Tinea
Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the area affe ...
'' –, as well as ''T. picarella'' and ''A./T. arcuatella''. The first name was established by
C.P. Thunberg in 1794, and the latter two (
junior synonym
In taxonomy, the scientific classification of living organisms, a synonym is an alternative scientific name for the accepted scientific name of a taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
...
s, it was assumed) by
J. Hübner in 1796 and
H.T. Stainton in 1854, respectively. But all these names had been used before –
J.N.C.M. Denis &
I. Schiffermüller had described a ''T. laterella'' in 1775 (a concealer moth, now known as ''Agonopterix laterella''), Carl Alexander Clerck, C.A. Clerck a ''T. picarella'' as early as 1759 (now ''Nemapogon picarella''), and Franz von Paula Schrank, F. von P. Schrank a ''T. arcuatella'' in 1802 (probably a junior synonym of the arctiid moth ''Dysauxes ancilla''). When this was discovered, a new name for the moth had to be found.
Species
The nine species placed in ''Archinemapogon'' are:
[Robinson [2010]]
* ''Archinemapogon assamensis''
Robinson, 1980
* ''Archinemapogon bacurianus''
Zagulajev, 1962
* ''Archinemapogon erasella''
(Zeller, 1863)
* ''Archinemapogon interstitiella''
(Dietz, 1905)
* ''Archinemapogon oregonella''
(Busck, 1901)
* ''Archinemapogon rileyi''
(Dietz, 1905) (= ''A. atriflua'')
* ''Archinemapogon schromicus''
Zagulajev, 1964
* ''Archinemapogon ussuriensis''
Zagulajev, 1962
* ''Archinemapogon yildizae''
Koçak, 1981
Footnotes
References
* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Archinemapogon'' Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
* [2010]
Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera) Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Nemapogoninae
Taxa named by Aleksei Konstantinovich Zagulyaev
Tineidae genera
{{Tineidae-stub