Arrhenophaninae Explained

Arrhenophaninae is a subfamily of moths in family Psychidae.[1] [2] It was once recognised as a family, but has been found deeply nested in Psychidae in phylogenetic studies.

Genera

The genus Parameristis with the species Parameristis eremaea is now considered to be a Psychidae species in the genus Lamyristis.

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Notes and References

  1. A molecular phylogeny and revised classification for the oldest ditrysian moth lineages (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea), with implications for ancestral feeding habits of the mega-diverse Ditrysia . 2015 . Regier . Jerome C. . Mitter . Charles . Davis . Donald R. . Harrison . Terry L. . Sohn . JAE-Cheon . Cummings . Michael P. . Zwick . Andreas . Mitter . KIM T. . Systematic Entomology . 40 . 2 . 409–432 . 10.1111/syen.12110 . 85287782 .
  2. van Nieukerken. Erik J. . Lauri . Kaila . Ian J. . Kitching . Niels P. . Kristensen . David C. . Lees . Joël . Minet . Charles . Mitter . Marko . Mutanen . Jerome C. . Regier . Thomas J. . Simonsen . Niklas . Wahlberg . Shen-Horn . Yen . Reza . Zahiri . etal . Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. Zootaxa. 23 December 2011. 3148. Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. 212–221. Zhi-Qiang. Zhang. Zootaxa.