''Acridotarsa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s belonging to the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. The genus was described by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern micr ...

in 1893. The larvae are associated with

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattode ...

s' nests.Robinson & Nielsen (1993). "Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera)". ''Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera''. Vol. 2.

Species

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Acridotarsa celsella ''Acridotarsa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. The larvae are associated with termites' nests.Robinson & Nielsen (1993). "Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera)". ''Mono ...

'' (Walker, 1863) (Australia) *'' Acridotarsa conglomerata'' (Meyrick, 1922) (Australia) *'' Acridotarsa melipecta'' (Meyrick, 1915) (continental Africa) *'' Acridotarsa mylitis'' Meyrick, 1893 (Australia) *'' Acridotarsa nasutitermina'' (Silvestri) (Brazil)

Former species

Erechthias deloneura ''Erechthias'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Erechthiinae, of which it is the type genus. The exact circumscription of this genus is still disputed, but it may encompass more than 150 speci ...

'' was formerly placed here too.

References

External links

* Tineidae Tineidae genera {{Tineidae-stub