''Taeniodictys'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

moth genus 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 ...

Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed ap ...

described by

William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (April 23, 1885 Westborough – April 12, 1968 Worcester) was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superor ...

in 1933. It contains only one species, ''Taeniodictys sericella'', described by the same author in the same year, which is found in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. Retrieved April 23, 2018. Larvae have been recorded feeding on detritus in the nest of the paper wasp ''

Polistes crinitus ''Polistes crinitus'' is a species of paper wasp most commonly found on Hispaniola, Jamaica and other small Caribbean islands. Subspecies of ''P. crinitus'' include '' Polistes crinitus crinitus'', '' Polistes crinitus americanus'', and '' Polist ...

''.

Taxonomy

The genus was formerly included in the family Tineidae.

References

Lyonetiidae Monotypic moth genera Moths of the Caribbean Taxa named by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes {{Lyonetiidae-stub