''Asymphorodes'' is a

gelechioid moth __NOTOC__ Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large an ...

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

in subfamily

Agonoxeninae The Agonoxeninae are a subfamily of moths. History of classification Formerly, the subfamily only contained four named species – all in the type genus ''Agonoxena'' – if (e.g. following Nielsen ''et al.'', 1996). Such a monotypic arr ...

of the

palm moth The Agonoxeninae are a subfamily of moths. History of classification Formerly, the subfamily only contained four named species – all in the type genus ''Agonoxena'' – if (e.g. following Nielsen ''et al.'', 1996). Such a monotypic arr ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

(Agonoxenidae), whose taxonomic status is disputed. Alternatively, the palm moths might be a subfamily of the

grass-miner moth The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly results in a massively paraphyletic and com ...

family (Elachistidae), with the

becoming a

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Agonoxenini. Formerly, this genus was included in the

cosmet moth The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are descri ...

s (Cosmopterigidae). They are found in southern

Polynesia Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...

as well as the Hawaiian and the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its ca ...

, and are notable for their

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on the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan Marquesan is a collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands of ...

.Clarke (1986)

Description

These small moths come in a diverse range of more or less subdued colors and in their natural range can usually be distinguished by their wing venation: In the forewings, vein 1b is forked and vein 1c missing; veins 2 and 3 neither run parallel nor approach at the end, and vein 5 does not emerge from a common stalk with veins 6-8. In addition, like in some related moths the scape is short and bears a comb. The male

genital A sex organ (or reproductive organ) is any part of an animal or plant that is involved in sexual reproduction. The reproductive organs together constitute the reproductive system. In animals, the testis in the male, and the ovary in the female, ...

s are generally similar to those of cosmet moths, but this may be a symplesiomorphy. The vinculum is variously developed and the valvae thus attach variously far from the tegumen, though often quite closely. The gnathos is typically two-armed, but one of the arms may be underdeveloped or even missing altogether. The right manica is vestigial or missing, while the left one is set tightly against the

aedeagus An aedeagus (plural aedeagi) is a reproductive organ of male arthropods through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female. It can be thought of as the insect equivalent of a mammal's penis, though the compariso ...

. Most characteristically though, the eighth

sternal The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, thus helping to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury. Sha ...

and fourth to seventh

abdominal The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso ...

segments are modified, the former forming epitygmata ("genital flaps"). Like in some related moths, the males also have a tuft of hairs on the hindwing underside, which can be folded into a pocket in the wing cell. The uncus (in males) and signum (in females) are usually absent. As regards other features of the female genitals, the

ovipositor The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology of the ovipositor vary, but typica ...

is long while the

ostium An ostium (plural ostia) in anatomy is a small opening or orifice. Ostium or ostia may refer to: Human anatomy * Ostium of fallopian tube * Ostium of the uterus (disambiguation) * Ostium primum of the developing heart * Ostium secundum (foramen ...

is usually well sclerotized and protrudes, but may be recessed into a deep pit in the seventh sternal segment.

Species

Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of ''Asymphorodes'' include: * '' Asymphorodes acerba'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes acritopterus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes acrophrictis'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes admirandus'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes adynatus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes aenigma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes albicoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes amblysoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes aporema'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1987 * '' Asymphorodes aporia'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes astathopis'' (Meyrick, 1934) (formerly in ''

Limnaecia ''Limnaecia'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Species *'' Limnaecia acontophora'' *'' Limnaecia adiacrita'' Turner, 1923 *'' Limnaecia amblopa'' *'' Limnaecia ancilla'' *'' Limnaecia anisodesma'' Lower, 1904 *'' Limnaeci ...

'') * '' Asymphorodes balanotis'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes bipunctatus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes brevimacula'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes canicoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes chalcocoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes chalcopterus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes chalcosoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes chalcozona'' * '' Asymphorodes chrysophanes'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes cicatricula'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes circopis'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes cirsodes'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes coesyrias'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes culminis'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes cuneatus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes diamphidius'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes didyma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes diffidentia'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes dimorpha'' (formerly in ''

Hyposmocoma ''Hyposmocoma'' is a genus of moths with more 350 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The genus was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Most species of ''Hyposmocoma'' have plant-based diets, but four species, such as ''Hypo ...

'') * '' Asymphorodes emphereia'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes ergodes'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes favilla'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes flexa'' (Meyrick, 1921) * '' Asymphorodes fractura'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes hemileucus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes holoporphyra'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes homosoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes honoria'' J.F.G.Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes hypostema'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes interstincta'' Meyrick, 1929 (may include ''A. poliopterus'') * '' Asymphorodes lenticula'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes leptotes'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes leucoloma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes leucoterma'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes lucerna'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes lucidus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes macrogramma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes mediostriatus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes melanosoma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes mesoxanthus'' J.F.G.Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes monoxesta'' * '' Asymphorodes montgomeryi'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes myronotus'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes nebrias'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes nephocirca'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes nigricornis'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes nuciferae'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes ochrogramma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes oculisignis'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes paraporia'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes phaeochorda'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes phaeodelta'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes phalarogramma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes plectographa'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes plemmelia'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes poliopterus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 (may belong in ''A. interstincta'') * '' Asymphorodes pollutus'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes porphyrarcha'' Meyrick, 1929 (= ''A. xestophanes'') * '' Asymphorodes regina'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes remigiata'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes semileuteus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes seminiger'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes sericeus'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes sphenocopa'' Meyrick, 1929 * '' Asymphorodes spintheropus'' (Meyrick, 1934) (formerly in ''

Stagmatophora ''Stagmatophora'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Species *'' Stagmatophora acanthodes'' *'' Stagmatophora basanistis'' *'' Stagmatophora chopardella'' *'' Stagmatophora clinarcha'' *'' Stagmatophora diakonoffi'' *'' ...

'') * '' Asymphorodes spodogramma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes triaula'' (formerly in ''

'') * ''

Asymphorodes trichogramma ''Asymphorodes trichogramma'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found in French Polynesia and Easter Island Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an islan ...

'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes trigrapha'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * ''

Asymphorodes valligera ''Asymphorodes valligera'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) ...

'' Meyrick, 1929 (= ''A. ingravescens'') * '' Asymphorodes xanthostola'' Meyrick, 1934

Footnotes

References

* (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' 416: 1-485
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