Gelechiinae Explained

Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.

Taxonomy

The subfamily includes the following tribes and genera:^[1]

• Litini Bruand, 1859
  • Agnippe Chambers, 1872
  • Altenia Sattler, 1960
  • Angustialata Omelko, 1988
  • Arcutelphusa Lee & Brown, 2008
  • Argyrolacia Keifer, 1936
  • Arogalea Walsingham, 1910
  • Carpatolechia Capuse, 1964
  • Chorivalva Omelko, 1988
  • Coleotechnites Chambers, 1880
  • Concubina Omelko & Omelko, 2004
  • Exoteleia Wallengren, 1881
  • Glauce Chambers, 1875
  • Istrianis Meyrick, 1918
  • Neotelphusa Janse, 1958
  • Parachronistis Meyrick, 1925
  • Parastenolechia Kanazawa, 1985
  • Piskunovia Omelko, 1988
  • Pragmatodes Walsingham, [1908]
  • Protoparachronistis Omelko, 1986
  • Pseudotelphusa Janse, 1958
  • Pubitelphusa Lee & Brown, 2013
  • Recurvaria Haworth, 1828
  • Schistophila Chrétien, 1899
  • Schneidereria Weber, 1957
  • Sergeya Ponomarenko, 2007
  • Sinoe Chambers, 1873
  • Stenolechia Meyrick, 1894
  • Stenolechiodes Elsner, [1996]
  • Streyella Janse, 1958
  • Teleiodes Sattler, 1960
  • Teleiopsis Sattler, 1960
  • Telphusa Chambers, 1872
  • Xenolechia Meyrick, 1895
• Gelechiini Stainton, 1854
  • Araeovalva Janse, 1960
  • Arla Clarke, 1942
  • Armatophallus Bidzilya, 2015
  • Aroga Busck, 1914
  • Athrips Billberg, 1820
  • Calliprora Meyrick, 1914
  • Chionodes Hübner, [1825]
  • Eudactylota Walsingham, 1911
  • Faculta Busck, 1939
  • Fascista Busck, 1939
  • Filatima Busck, 1939
  • Friseria Busck, 1939
  • Gelechia Hübner, [1825]
  • Metopleura Busck, 1912
  • Mirificarma Gozmány, 1955
  • Neodactylota Busck in Dyar, [1903]
  • Neofriseria Sattler, 1960
  • Parathectis Janse, 1958
  • Peltasta Bidzilya, 2010
  • Prolita Leraut, 1993
  • Pseudochelaria Dietz, 1900
  • Psoricoptera Stainton, 1854
  • Rifseria Hodges, 1966
  • Sarotorna Meyrick, 1904
  • Schizovalva Janse, 1951
  • Smenodoca Meyrick, 1904
  • Sophronia Hübner, [1825]
  • Sriferia Hodges, 1966
  • Stegasta Meyrick, 1904
  • Trypanisma Clemens, 1860
  • Xystophora Wocke in Heinemann & Wocke, [1876]
  • Aulidiotis Meyrick, 1925
  • Trichembola Meyrick, 1918
• Gnorimoschemini Povolný, 1964
  • Agonochaetia Povolný, 1965
  • Australiopalpa Povolný, 1974
  • Canarischema Karsholt in Landry, Nazari, Bidzilya, Huemer & Karsholt, 2017
  • Caryocolum Gregor & Povolný, 1954
  • Cosmardia Povolný, 1965
  • Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908
  • Eurysacca Povolný, 1967
  • Eurysaccoides Povolný, 1998
  • Exceptia Povolný, 1967
  • Frumenta Busck, 1939
  • Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900
  • Gobipalpa Povolný, 1973
  • Insuloschema Povolný, 2004
  • Keiferia Busck, 1939
  • Kiwaia Philpott, 1930
  • Klimeschiopsis Povolný, 1967
  • Lutilabria Povolný, 1965
  • Lysipatha Meyrick, 1926
  • Magonympha Meyrick, 1916
  • Microlechia Turati, 1924
  • Neopalpa Povolný, 1998
  • Nevadopalpa Povolný, 1998
  • Ochrodia Povolný, 1966
  • Phloeocecis Chrétien, 1908
  • Phobetica Turner, 1944
  • Phricogenes Meyrick, 1931
  • Phylopatris Meyrick, 1923
  • Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1902
  • Pogochaetia Staudinger, 1880
  • Sattleria Povolný, 1965
  • Schmidtnielsenia Povolný, 1987
  • Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951
  • Scrobipalpomima Povolný, 1985
  • Scrobipalpopsis Povolný, 1967
  • Scrobipalpula Povolný, 1964
  • Scrobipalpuloides Povolný, 1987
  • Scrobitasta Povolný, 1985
  • Symmetrischema Povolný, 1967
  • Tecia Kieffer & Jörgensen, 1910
  • Tila Povolný, 1965
  • Trychnopalpa Janse, 1958
  • Turcopalpa Povolný, 1973
  • Tuta Kieffer & Jörgensen, 1910
  • Vladimirea Povolný, 1967
• incertae sedis
  • Adelomorpha Snellen, 1885
  • Adoxotricha Meyrick, 1938
  • Adullamitis Meyrick, 1932
  • Aeolotrocha Meyrick, 1921
  • Afrotelphusa Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
  • Agathactis Meyrick, 1929
  • Allophlebia Janse, 1960
  • Allotelphusa Janse, 1958
  • Amblypalpis Ragonot, 1886
  • Amphigenes Meyrick, 1921
  • Anastreblotis Meyrick, 1927
  • Anomoxena Meyrick, 1917
  • Anthinora Meyrick, 1914
  • Apocritica Meyrick, 1925
  • Apotactis Meyrick, 1918
  • Apothetoeca Meyrick, 1922
  • Apotistatus Walsingham, 1904
  • Araeophalla Janse, 1960
  • Araeophylla Janse, 1954
  • Ardozyga Lower, 1902
  • Aregha Chrétien, 1915
  • Argophara Janse, 1963
  • Arotromima Meyrick, 1929
  • Belovalva Janse, 1963
  • Benguelasa Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
  • Bilobata Vári in Vári & Kroon, 1986
  • Encolpotis Meyrick, 1909
  • Angustiphylla Janse, 1960
  • Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920
  • Bactropaltis Meyrick, 1939
  • Barticeja Povolný, 1967
  • Batenia Chrétien, 1908
  • Bruchiana Jörgensen, 1916
  • Canthonistis Meyrick, 1922
  • Cartericella Fletcher, 1940
  • Catalexis Walsingham, 1909
  • Cerofrontia Janse, 1951
  • Charistica Meyrick, 1925
  • Chlorolychnis Meyrick, 1925
  • Chretienella Turati, 1919
  • Clistothyris Zeller, 1877
  • Cnaphostola Meyrick, 1918
  • Coconympha Meyrick, 1931
  • Colonanthes Meyrick, 1923
  • Commatica Meyrick, 1909
  • Compsosaris Meyrick, 1914
  • Coniogyra Meyrick, 1921
  • Copticostola Meyrick, 1929
  • Corynaea Turner, 1919
  • Coudia Chrétien, 1915
  • Coydalla Walker, 1864
  • Crambodoxa Meyrick, 1913
  • Craspedotis Meyrick, 1904
  • Crypsimaga Meyrick, 1931
  • Darlia Clarke, 1950
  • Diprotochaeta Diakonoff, 1941
  • Dissoptila Meyrick, 1914
  • Dolerotricha Meyrick, 1925
  • Drepanoterma Walsingham, 1897
  • Elasiprora Meyrick, 1914
  • Emmetrophysis Diakonoff, 1954
  • Empedaula Meyrick, 1918
  • Ephelictis Meyrick, 1904
  • Epibrontis Meyrick, 1904
  • Epimimastis Meyrick, 1904
  • Encentrotis Meyrick, 1921
  • Epimesophleps Rebel, 1907
  • Erikssonella Janse, 1960
  • Eripnura Meyrick, 1914
  • Eristhenodes Meyrick, 1935
  • Erythriastis Meyrick, 1925
  • Ethirostoma Meyrick, 1914
  • Euchionodes Clarke, 1950
  • Eunomarcha Meyrick, 1923
  • Euzonomacha Meyrick, 1925
  • Excommatica Janse, 1951
  • Flexiptera Janse, 1958
  • Fortinea Busck, 1914
  • Furcaphora Janse, 1958
  • Gambrostola Meyrick, 1926
  • Glycerophthora Meyrick, 1935
  • Gonaepa Walker, 1866
  • Hapalonoma Meyrick, 1914
  • Haplovalva Janse, 1958
  • Harmatitis Meyrick, 1910
  • Hemiarcha Meyrick, 1904
  • Hierangela Meyrick, 1894
  • Holcophoroides Matsumura, 1931
  • Homotima Diakonoff, 1954
  • Hypodrasia Diakonoff, [1968]
  • Irenidora Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1938
  • Ischnophenax Meyrick, 1931
  • Karwandania Amsel, 1959
  • Khoisa Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
  • Lacharissa Meyrick, 1937
  • Lachnostola Meyrick, 1918
  • Lanceopenna Janse, 1950
  • Larcophora Meyrick, 1925
  • Lasiarchis Meyrick, 1937
  • Latrologa Meyrick, 1918
  • Limenarchis Meyrick, 1926
  • Locharcha Meyrick, 1923
  • Logisis Walsingham, 1909
  • Lophaeola Meyrick, 1932
  • Melitoxestis Meyrick, 1921
  • Melitoxoides Janse, 1958
  • Menecratistis Meyrick, 1933
  • Meridorma Meyrick, 1925
  • Metabolaea Meyrick, 1923
  • Metaplatyntis Meyrick, 1938
  • Meteoristis Meyrick, 1923
  • Mnesistega Meyrick, 1918
  • Molopostola Meyrick, 1920
  • Namatetris Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
  • Narthecoceros Meyrick, 1906
  • Neolechia Diakonoff, 1948
  • Ochmastis Meyrick, 1908
  • Oncerozancla Turner, 1933
  • Ophiolechia Sattler, 1996
  • Organitis Meyrick, 1906
  • Orphanoclera Meyrick, 1925
  • Orthoptila Meyrick, 1904
  • Oxylechia Meyrick, 1917
  • Pachygeneia Meyrick, 1923
  • Palintropa Meyrick, 1913
  • Paltoloma Ghesquière, 1940
  • Pancoenia Meyrick, 1904
  • Panicotricha Meyrick, 1913
  • Parapsectris Meyrick, 1911
  • Parastega Meyrick, 1912
  • Paratelphusa Janse, 1958
  • Pavolechia Busck, 1914
  • Pelocnistis Meyrick, 1932
  • Percnarcha Meyrick, 1915
  • Petalostomella Fletcher, 1940
  • Peucoteles Meyrick, 1931
  • Phaeotypa Turner, 1944
  • Pharangitis Meyrick, 1905
  • Phthoracma Meyrick, 1921
  • Pithanurga Meyrick, 1921
  • Pityocona Meyrick, 1918
  • Platymacha Meyrick, 1933
  • Proadamas Meyrick, 1929
  • Prosodarma Meyrick, 1925
  • Proteodoxa Meyrick, 1938
  • Pseudarla Clarke, 1965
  • Pseudathrips Povolný, 1986
  • Reichardtiella Filipjev, 1931
  • Rotundivalva Janse, 1951
  • Satrapodoxa Meyrick, 1925
  • Schistovalva Janse, 1960
  • Sclerocecis Chrétien, 1908
  • Sclerograptis Meyrick, 1923
  • Sclerophantis Meyrick, 1935
  • Semophylax Meyrick, 1932
  • Sicera Chrétien, 1908
  • Sorotacta Meyrick, 1914
  • Spermanthrax Meyrick, 1936
  • Sphaleractis Meyrick, 1904
  • Sphenogrypa Meyrick, 1920
  • Stachyostoma Meyrick, 1923
  • Stagmaturgis Meyrick, 1923
  • Stenovalva Amsel, 1955
  • Steremniodes Meyrick, 1923
  • Stereodmeta Meyrick, 1931
  • Sterrhostoma Meyrick, 1935
  • Stigmatoptera Hartig, 1936
  • Strenophila Meyrick, 1913
  • Symbatica Meyrick, 1910
  • Symphanactis Meyrick, 1925
  • Synactias Meyrick, 1931
  • Syncathedra Meyrick, 1923
  • Syngelechia Janse, 1958
  • Tabernillaia Walsingham, 1911
  • Tahla Dumont, 1932
  • Tanycyttara Turner, 1933
  • Thaumaturgis Meyrick, 1934
  • Thiognatha Meyrick, 1920
  • Thriophora Meyrick, 1911
  • Thrypsigenes Meyrick, 1914
  • Thymosopha Meyrick, 1914
  • Tiranimia Chrétien, 1915
  • Toxotacma Meyrick, 1929
  • Tricerophora Janse, 1958
  • Tricyphistis Meyrick, 1934
  • Tritadelpha Meyrick, 1904
  • Trypherogenes Meyrick, 1931
  • Zelosyne Walsingham, 1911
  • Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908

References

• ; 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
• , 2013: A molecular analysis of the Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) with an interpretative grouping of its taxa. Systematic Entomology 38 (2): 334–348. Abstract: .
• ; ; 2009: Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39. Abstract & excerpt
• , 2011: New and little known species of Lepidoptera of southwestern Africa. Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Memoir 6: 146-261.
• , 2008: Functional morphology of the male genitalia in Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) and its significance for phylogenetic analysis. Nota Lepidopterologica 31 (2): 179–198. Full Article: https://web.archive.org/web/20110720172228/http://www.soceurlep.eu/tl_files/nota/bd31_2/02_Ponomarenko.pdf.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gelechiinae . ftp.funet.fi . Markku Savela . 3 July 2022.