Genus Erechthias

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tineoidea (Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths)

Family Tineidae (Clothes Moths)

Subfamily Erechthiinae

Genus Erechthias

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

In 2001, Gaden Robinson included the type species of 16 former genera in the genus Erechthias. They were: Aeolarchis, Amphisyncentris, Anemerarcha, Caryolestis, Decadarchis, Empaesta, Ereunetis, Gongylodes, Hectacma, Lepidobregma, Neodecadarchis, Nesoxena, Pantheus, Tinexotaxa, Triadogona, Zanclopseustis

Numbers

2 species in North America listed at All-Leps

162 species in the world

Identification

Adult: head rough; basal joint of antennae moderate; labial palps moderately long, more or less loosely scaled; maxillary palps long, folded; forewing long, narrow; hindwing lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate

[adapted from description by Govt. of New Zealand]

Range

restricted to Florida in North America

elsewhere, species diversity greatest in Australia and southeast Asia

Remarks

E. minuscula was described in 1897 by Walsingham, who originally placed it in genus Ereunetis

E. zebrina was described in 1881 by Butler, who originally placed it in genus Argyresthia

Internet References

description of genus (Govt. of New Zealand)

presence in Florida; list of 2 species (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)

synonyms and type species plus number of world species (Brian Pitkin, Butterflies and Moths of the World)

list of world species plus classification and synonyms (wikimedia.org)

original genus placement of the 2 North American species (nearctica.com)

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 27 February, 2007 - 12:14am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 10 March, 2007 - 12:02am

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