Praydidae Explained

Praydidae is a family of false ermine moths in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Though once considered a subfamily (Praydinae), a 2013 molecular analysis elevated it to family rank.^[1]

Genera

• Atemelia Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
• Dictyoprays J.C. Sohn, 2012
• Distagmos Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
• Eucatagma Busck, 1900
• Prays Hübner, [1825]

References

• , 2012: A new genus and species of Praydidae (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea) from Vietnam. Tinea 22 (2): 120-124.
• &, 2014: A New Species of Atemelia (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Praydidae) Feeding on the Ornamental Shrub Mahonia (Ranunculales: Berberidaceae) in Chile. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 107 (2): 339-346.
• , 2012: Catalogue of the type specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the United States National Museum of Natural History. Zootaxa 3573: 1-17. Abstract: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03573p017f.pdf.

Notes and References

1. Sohn . Jae-Cheon . Regier . Jerome C. . Mitter . Charles . Davis . Donald . Landry . Jean-François . Zwick . Andreas . Cummings . Michael P. . 2013-01-31 . A Molecular Phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and Its Implications for Classification, Biogeography and the Evolution of Host Plant Use . PLOS ONE . en . 8 . 1 . e55066 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0055066 . 1932-6203 . 3561450 . 23383061. 2013PLoSO...855066S . free .