Simaethistoidea is an obscure superfamily of pyralid-like moths with two genera, whose biology and relationships among the

Ditrysia Ditrysia is a clade of lepidopterans that contains both butterflies and a majority of moth species. They are named for the fact that the female has two distinct sexual openings: one for mating, and the other for laying eggs. About 98% of know ...

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is currently unknown, namely the Australian ''Metaprotus'' (2 specie

and the China and North Indian ''Simaethistis'' (2 species) (Dugdale ''et al.'', 1999).

Genera and species

*'' Metaprotus'' Hampson, 1899 *'' Simaethistis'' Hampson, 1896

References

*Dugdale, J.S., Kristensen, N.P., Robinson, G.S. and Scoble, M.J. (1999). The smaller microlepidoptera-grade superfamilies. Ch. 13, P. 219 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). ''Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies''. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York. *''Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders'', edited by Christopher O'Toole, , 2002

External links

Tree of LifeAustralian Moths OnlineSimaethistoidea at Australian Faunal Directory
Lepidoptera superfamilies Ditrysia {{Ditrysia-stub