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Epimarptidae
Epimarptidae was a former, or is a possible, monotypic family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea. It can now be seen as either a synonym of family Batrachedridae, or a monotypic subfamily of that family. Taxonomy and systematics Epimarptidae was first created as a monotypic family by Edward Meyrick in 1914 to house his new genus ''Epimarptis'', with a single species from India. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved May 18, 2017 ''Epimarptis'' remained monotypic until a second species was described from Sri Lanka by Meyrick three years later, although in this publication Meyrick decided to reclassify the genus in the family |
Batrachedridae
The Batrachedridae are a small family of tiny moths. These are small, slender moths which rest with their wings wrapped tightly around their bodies. Taxonomy The taxonomy of this and related groups is often disputed. This group was first proposed as a taxonomic rank in 1876 by Hermann von Heinemann and Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke under the name Batrachedrae. Lord Walsingham used the name Batrachedridae in 1890. Ron Hodges decided to separate a number of new species he was describing in 1966 from ''Batrachedra'' in his new genus ''Chedra'', on the basis of the adult males possessing a "single, strong, apical spine on the ampulla" (also known as the harpe). ''Chedra'' then accommodated three species: two from North America and one from Chile. Hodges furthermore described two more related genera in this paper: ''Duospina'' and ''Ifeda''. These genera he all placed in the family Gelechioidea. In his 1978 treatment of the microlepidoptera of Hawaii, Elwood Zimmerman classified thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
