The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

and the southern part of the Palaearctic realm.

Systematics

The Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into these subfamilies: *

Lecithocerinae The Lecithocerinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. They are found worldwide, but most species occur in South Asia. The subfamily is characterized by the male genitalia with a bridge-like structure connecting the tegum ...

Torodorinae The Torodorinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae. Taxonomy and systematics *'' Anaxyrina'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Antiochtha'' Meyrick, 1905 *'' Athymoris'' Meyrick, 1935 *'' Caveana'' Park, 2010 *'' Chrysonasma'' Park in Pa ...

Gozmány in Amsel et al., 1978 *

Ceuthomadarinae The Ceuthomadarinae are a subfamily of small moths in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, ...

Gozmány, 1978 Park (2015) recently proposed another subfamily Crocanthinae, mainly based on ''Crocanthes'' Meyrick. The new subfamily include ''Crocanthes'' Meyrick, ''Aprosesta'' Turner, ''st. rev.'' (which is resurrected as a valid genus), ''Lamprista'' Park, ''Pacificulla'' Park, ''Hannara'' Park, and ''Gonaepa'' Walker.

Unplaced to subfamily

*''Crocanthes'' group **'' Crocanthes'' Meyrick, 1886 **''

Cophomantella ''Cophomantella'' is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great ma ...

'' T. B. Fletcher, 1940 **''

Hannara The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservatism in South Korea, conservative List of political parties in South Korea, political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, or far-ri ...

'' Park in Park & Lee, 2013 **''

Pacificulla ''Pacificulla'' is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majo ...

'' Park in Park & Lee, 2013 **''

Lamprista ''Lamprista'' is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majorit ...

'' Park & Lee, 2013 *''Martyringa'' group **''

Martyringa ''Martyringa'' is a genus of moths of the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great major ...

'' Busck, 1902 *Other genera **''

Aproparia ''Aproparia'' is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Aproparia pselaphistis'', which is found in India (Assam). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance f ...

'' Gozmány, 1972 **'' Asmenistis'' Meyrick, 1925 **'' Cynicocrates'' Meyrick, 1935 **''

Cynicostola ''Cynicostola'' is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Cynicostola pogonias'', which is found in southern India. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distanc ...

'' Meyrick, 1925 **''

Enthetica ''Enthetica'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majorit ...

'' Meyrick, 1916 **'' Epimactis'' Meyrick, 1907 **''

Galoxestis ''Galoxestis'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Galoxestis sarmenta'', which is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's ...

'' Wu, 1994 **'' Heteroderces'' Meyrick, 1929 **'' Hypochasmia'' Meyrick, 1929 **'' Hyptiastis'' Meyrick, 1911 **''

Isotypa ''Isotypa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Isotypa discopuncta'', which is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse Dr Antho ...

'' Janse, 1954 **''

Longipenis ''Longipenis'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximatel ...

'' Wu, 1994 **''

Malachoherca ''Malachoherca'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Malachoherca ardensa'', which is found in China (Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan ...

'' Wu, 1994 **''

Merocrates ''Merocrates'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lecithoceridae. Its single species, ''Merocrates themelias'', is found on New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 185 ...

'' Meyrick, 1931 **''

Mexytocerus ''Mexytocerus'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Mexytocerus enigmaticus'', which is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan' ...

'' Viette, 1989 **'' Monerista'' Meyrick, 1925 **''

Olbothrepta ''Olbothrepta'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great major ...

'' Meyrick, 1925 **''

Opacoptera ''Opacoptera'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majori ...

'' Gozmány in Amsel et al., 1978 **''

Phanoschista ''Phanoschista'' is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Phanoschista meryntis'', which is found in southern India. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from o ...

'' Meyrick, 1925 **''

Phatnotis ''Phatnotis'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majorit ...

'' Meyrick, 1913 **''

Philarachnis ''Philarachnis'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Philarachnis xerophaga'', which is found in India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std ...

'' Meyrick, 1925 **''

Placanthes ''Placanthes'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Placanthes xanthomorpha'', which is found in the Philippines (Mindoro). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dista ...

'' Meyrick, 1923 **''

Plagiocrossa ''Plagiocrossa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lecithoceridae, erected by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1954. Its only species, ''Plagiocrossa picrodora'', was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Afr ...

'' Janse, 1954 **''

Pompographa ''Pompographa'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Pompographa philosopha'', which is found in India (Assam). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one ...

'' Gozmány, 1971 **'' Proesochtha'' Wu, 1994 **''

Ptilothyris ''Ptilothyris'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majo ...

'' Walsingham, 1897 **'' Rhyparomatrix'' Gozmány, 1972 **'' Scaeostrepta'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Scythostola'' Meyrick, 1925 **''

Sisyrodonta ''Sisyrodonta'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Sisyrodonta ochrosidera'', it is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a ...

'' Meyrick, 1922 **''

Sphaerolbia ''Sphaerolbia'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Sphaerolbia chrematistis'', which is found in India (Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the B ...

'' Meyrick, 1934 **'' Stryphnocopa'' Meyrick, 1920 **''

Thamnopalpa ''Thamnopalpa'' is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Thamnopalpa argomitra'', which is found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and ...

'' Gozmány in Amsel et al., 1978 **''

Urolaguna ''Urolaguna'' is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species ''Urolaguna heosa'', which is found in China (Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of ...

'' Wu, 1994

References

Moth families Gelechioidea {{Lecithoceridae-stub