''Donacaula'' 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 ...

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 of the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. The genus was erected 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 1890. Four species of this genus are represented in the Palearctic region, four species in Africa, two species in the Oriental region, seven species in the Neotropical region and twenty-one in the Nearctic region.

Species

*'' Donacaula albicostella'' (Fernald, 1888) *'' Donacaula aquilella'' Clemens, 1860 *'' Donacaula caminarius'' (Zeller) (Ethiopian region) *'' Donacaula dispersella'' Robinson *'' Donacaula dodatellus'' (Walker, 1864) (Oriental) *'' Donacaula flavus'' de Joannis, 1929 (Oriental) *'' Donacaula forficella'' (Thunberg, 1794) (Palearctic) *'' Donacaula hasegawai'' (Shibuya, 1927) (Palearctic) *'' Donacaula ignitalis'' (Hampson, 1919) (Ethiopian region) *'' Donacaula immanis'' (Zeller, 1877) (Neotropical) *'' Donacaula longirostrallus'' (Clemens, 1860) *'' Donacaula maximellus'' (Fernald, 1891) *'' Donacaula melinella'' Clemens, 1860 *'' Donacaula microforficellus'' (Amsel, 1956) (Neotropical) *'' Donacaula montivagellus'' (Zeller, 1863) (Neotropical) *'' Donacaula mucronella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Palearctic) *'' Donacaula niloticus'' (Zeller, 1867) (Palearctic) *'' Donacaula nitidellus'' (Dyar, 1917) *'' Donacaula pallulellus'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) *'' Donacaula phaeopastalis'' (Hampson, 1919) (Ethiopian region) *'' Donacaula porrectellus'' (Walker, 1863) (Neotropical) *'' Donacaula pulverealis'' (Hampson, 1919) (Neotropical) *'' Donacaula roscidellus'' (Dyar, 1917) *'' Donacaula rufalis'' (Hampson, 1919) (Ethiopian region) *'' Donacaula semifuscalis'' (Hampson, 1919) (Neotropical) *'' Donacaula sicarius'' (Zeller, 1863) *'' Donacaula sordidellus'' (Zincken, 1821) *'' Donacaula tripunctellus'' (Robinson, 1870) *'' Donacaula unipunctellus'' (Robinson, 1870) *'' Donacaula uxorialis'' (Dyar, 1921)

Former species

*'' Donacaula amblyptepennis'' (Dyar, 1917) *'' Donacaula bicolorellus'' (F. Hoffmann, 1934) *'' Donacaula lanceolellus'' (Hampson, 1895)

Unpublished species

The species below were described in an unpublished doctoral dissertation by Edda Lis Martínez in 2010. *''Donacaula flavusella'' *''Donacaula linealis'' *''Donacaula luridusella'' *''Donacaula microlinealis'' *''Donacaula ochronella'' *''Donacaula parealis'' *''Donacaula quadrisella'' *''Donacaula ravella'' *''Donacaula sinusella'' *''Donacaula tannisella''

References

Schoenobiinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Schoenobiinae-stub