Ephysteris

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''Ephysteris'' is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it is assigned to tribe Gnorimoschemini of the subfamily Gelechiinae. Even though it is a rather diverse and widespread group, most of these small and inconspicuous moths were overlooked by scientists until the early 20th century. Almost 90 species are known today but new ones are still being discovered.

These moths typically have forewing veins 2 and 3 separate but veins 6-8 originating from a common stalk. Somewhat less characteristically, their labial palps have a pointed tip and a furrow on the second segment.

''Ochrodia'' and ''Opacopsis'' were initially established as subgenera of ''Ephysteris'' but elevated to full genus status later. However, this is not universally accepted and both are included in the present genus here. ''Microcraspedus'' is another subgenus of ''Ephysteris'', to which many of the European species are assigned; ''Echinoglossa'' is another. But before any of these can be accepted as subgenus or even distinct genus, the internal systematics of ''Ephysteris sensu lato'' are in need of review.

Species

The species of ''Ephysteris'' are:
*Subgenus ''Ephysteris''
** ''Ephysteris promptella'' (Staudinger, 1859)
*Subgenus ''Microcraspedus'' Janse, 1958
** ''Ephysteris deserticolella'' (Staudinger, 1871)
** ''Ephysteris diminutella'' (Zeller, 1847)
** ''Ephysteris iberica'' Povolny, 1977
** ''Ephysteris insulella'' (Heinemann, 1870)
*** ''Ephysteris insulella praticolella'' (Christoph 1872)
** ''Ephysteris inustella'' (Zeller, 1847) (type species of ''Opacopsis'')Some sources give the type species as ''Gelechia artemisie'', but the type specimen was actually of "var. ''inustella''": Pitkin & Jenkins (2004b).
*** ''Ephysteris inustella gredosensis'' (Rebel 1935)
** ''Ephysteris olympica'' Povolny, 1968
*Unknown subgenus
** '' Ephysteris accentella'' Povolný, 1968
** ''Ephysteris aellographa'' Janse, 1960
** '' Ephysteris arabiae'' Povolný, 1968
** ''Ephysteris aulacopis'' (Meyrick, 1923)
** ''Ephysteris brachypogon'' Meyrick, 1937 (type species of ''Microcraspedus'')
** ''Ephysteris brachyptera'' Karsholt & Sattler, 1998
** '' Ephysteris chretieni'' Povolný, 1968
** '' Ephysteris confusa'' Povolný, 1968
** '' Ephysteris curtipennis'' (Zerny, 1935)
** '' Ephysteris cyrenaica'' Povolný, 1981
** '' Ephysteris eremaula'' (Janse, 1960)
** '' Ephysteris flavida'' Povolný, 1969
** '' Ephysteris fontosus'' (Povolný, 1999)
** '' Ephysteris fuscocrossa'' Janse, 1960
** '' Ephysteris gobabebensis'' Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
** '' Ephysteris gondwana'' Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
** '' Ephysteris infirma'' (Meyrick, 1912)
** '' Ephysteris juvenilis'' (Meyrick, 1929)
** '' Ephysteris kasyi'' Povolný, 1968
** '' Ephysteris leptocentra'' (Meyrick, 1912)
** '' Ephysteris longicornis'' J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
** '' Ephysteris montana'' H.H.Li & Bidzilya, 2008
** '' Ephysteris neosirota'' (Janse, 1950)
** '' Ephysteris ornata'' (Janse, 1950)
** '' Ephysteris parasynecta'' Janse, 1963
** '' Ephysteris powelli'' (Povolný, 1999)
** '' Ephysteris riadensis'' Povolný, 1968
** '' Ephysteris ruth'' Povolný, 1977
** '' Ephysteris scimitarella'' Landry, 2010
** '' Ephysteris semiophanes'' (Meyrick, 1918)
** '' Ephysteris silignitis'' (Turner, 1919)
** '' Ephysteris sirota'' (Meyrick, 1908)
** '' Ephysteris speciosa'' Povolný, 1977
** '' Ephysteris sporobolella'' Landry, 2010
** ''Ephysteris suasoria'' (Meyrick, 1918)
** '' Ephysteris subcaerulea'' (Meyrick, 1918)
** '' Ephysteris subovata'' Povolný, 2001
** '' Ephysteris surda'' (Meyrick, 1923)
** '' Ephysteris synecta'' (Meyrick, 1909)
** '' Ephysteris tenuisaccus'' K.Nupponen, 2010
** '' Ephysteris trinota'' Clarke, 1965 (type species of ''Echinoglossa'')
** '' Ephysteris unica'' Povolný, 1971
** '' Ephysteris wenquana'' H.H.Li & Bidzilya, 2008

Mostly placed in ''Ochrodia''

* '' Ephysteris pentamacula'' Janse, 1958
* '' Ephysteris subdiminutella'' (Stainton, 1867) (type species of ''Ochrodia'')

Former species

* '' Ephysteris albocapitella''
* '' Ephysteris atalopis''
* '' Ephysteris australiae''
* '' Ephysteris bucolica''
* '' Ephysteris buvati'' (Povolny, 1992)
* '' Ephysteris cacomicra''
* ''Ephysteris chersaea''
* '' Ephysteris coniogramma''
* '' Ephysteris cretigena''
* '' Ephysteris crocoleuca''
* '' Ephysteris delminiliella''
* '' Ephysteris despectella''
* '' Ephysteris dierli''
* '' Ephysteris dispensata''
* '' Ephysteris ericnista''
* '' Ephysteris extorris''
* '' Ephysteris fanatica''
* '' Ephysteris ferritincta''
* '' Ephysteris fluidescens''
* '' Ephysteris foulonsensis'' Povolny, 1981
* '' Ephysteris gallica'' (Povolny, 1992)
* '' Ephysteris hispanica'' Povolny, 1981
* '' Ephysteris infallax''
* '' Ephysteris insularis''
* '' Ephysteris jamaicensis''
* '' Ephysteris lunaki''
* '' Ephysteris monticola''
* '' Ephysteris obstans'' (Meyrick, 1928)
* '' Ephysteris ochrodeta''
* '' Ephysteris oschophora''
* '' Ephysteris oxythectis''
* '' Ephysteris paraleuca''
* '' Ephysteris parvula''
* '' Ephysteris petiginella''
* '' Ephysteris pulverea''
* '' Ephysteris sibila''
* '' Ephysteris tractatum''
* '' Ephysteris treskensis'' Povolny, 1966
* '' Ephysteris tribulivora''
* '' Ephysteris turgida''
* '' Ephysteris unitella''
* '' Ephysteris xanthorhabda''
* '' Ephysteris zygophyllella''

Footnotes

References

* (2010): Australian Faunal Directory &ndash
''Ephysteris''
Version of 2010-NOV-18. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
* (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' 416: 1-485
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(214 MB!)
* (2011)
''Ephysteris''
Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
* (2004a)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
&ndash
''Ephysteris''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
* (2004b)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
&ndash
''Opacopsis''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
* (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash

Version of 2001-NOV-08. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
* , 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 2366: 1-34. Abstract


* , 2008: A review of the genus ''Ehystris'' Meyrick, 1908 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 1733: 45-56 Abstract


* , 2011: New and little known species of Lepidoptera of southwestern Africa. ''Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie'' Memoir 6: 146-261.

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Ephysteris,
Gnorimoschemini