Apatetrinae Explained

Apatetrinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The subfamily was described by Edward Meyrick in 1947.

Taxonomy and systematics

• Tribe Apatetrini
  • Apatetris Staudinger, 1880
  • Dactylotula Cockerell, 1888
  • Catatinagma Rebel, 1903
  • Chrysoesthia Hübner, [1825]
  • Coloptilia T. B. Fletcher, 1940
  • Epidola Staudinger, 1859
  • Epiphthora Meyrick, 1888
  • Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871
  • Oecocecis Guenée, 1870
• Tribe Pexicopiini Hodges, 1986
  • Anisoplaca Meyrick, 1886
  • Aspades Vári in Vári & Kroon, 1986
  • Coleostoma Meyrick, 1922
  • Decatopseustis Meyrick, 1925
  • Epilechia Busck, 1939
  • Ficulea Walker, 1864
  • Galtica Busck, 1914
  • Isembola Meyrick, 1926
  • Lacistodes Meyrick, 1921
  • Leistogenes Meyrick, 1927
  • Macracaena Common, 1958
  • Mometa Durrant, 1914
  • Pectinophora Busck, 1917
  • Pexicopia Common, 1958
  • Phrixocrita Meyrick, 1935
  • Platyedra Meyrick, 1895
  • Porpodryas Meyrick, 1920
  • Semnostoma Meyrick, 1918
  • Sitotroga Heinemann, 1870
  • Syncratomorpha Meyrick, 1929
  • Trachyedra Meyrick, 1929
• Unplaced to tribe
  • Acutitornus Janse, 1951
  • Anapatetris Janse, 1951
  • Autodectis Meyrick, 1937
  • Curvisignella Janse, 1951
  • Filisignella Janse, 1951
  • Grandipalpa Janse, 1951
  • Ischnophylla Janse, 1963
  • Lanceoptera Janse, 1960
  • Macrocalcara Janse, 1951
  • Neopatetris Janse, 1960
  • Radionerva Janse, 1951

References

• • Web site: Savela . Markku . Apatetrinae Meyrick, 1947 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 2, 2018.