''Asymphorodes'' is a

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in the

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Cosmopteriginae of the

cosmet moth The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidopt ...

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 ...

(Cosmopterigidae). It is placed here based on the presence of pleural lobes on the 8th sternite of the males, which is an apomorphy for the cosmet family.Clarke (1986)Kaila L (2004) Phylogeny of the superfamily Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an exemplar approach. Cladistics 20: 303–340. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2004.00027.x ''Asymphorodes'' are found in southern

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as well as the Hawaiian and the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

, and are notable for their

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on the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands ( ; or ' or ' ; Marquesan language, Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan language, North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan language, South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcano, volcanic islands in ...

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

. Most characteristically though, the eighth

sternal The sternum (: sternums or sterna) 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 ve ...

and fourth to seventh

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

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 The uncus is an anterior extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus. It is separated from the apex of the temporal lobe by a sulcus called the rhinal sulcus. Although superficially continuous with the hippocampal gyrus, the uncus forms morphol ...

(in males) and signum (in females) are usually absent. As regards other features of the female genitals, the

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is long while the

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is usually well

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

Species

Species 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 ''Asymphorodes aenigma'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found in French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, ...

'' 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'' (Busck, 1914) * '' Asymphorodes emphereia'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes ergodes'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Asymphorodes favilla'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * ''

Asymphorodes flexa ''Asymphorodes flexa'' is a moth in the family Agonoxenidae. It is found on Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New ...

'' (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 ''Asymphorodes hypostema'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found in French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance ...

'' 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 ''Asymphorodes mesoxanthus'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found in French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governan ...

'' 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 ''Asymphorodes nuciferae'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found in French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance ...

'' 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 ''Asymphorodes plectographa'' is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It 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 microlepi ...

'' 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'') * '' Asymphorodes spodogramma'' J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 * '' Asymphorodes triaula'' (Meyrick, 1935) * ''

Asymphorodes trichogramma ''Asymphorodes trichogramma'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found on Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) and in Easter Island. The wingspan ...

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

Asymphorodes trigrapha ''Asymphorodes trigrapha'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found on Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a ...

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