Tineidae is a family of
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 in the order
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described speci ...
described by
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom ...
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. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest. They are particularly common in the
Palaearctic, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived there ...
.
Tineids are unusual among Lepidoptera as the
larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
...
e of only a very small number of species feed on living
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae excl ...
s, the majority feeding on
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately fr ...
,
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[detritus
In biology, detritus () is dead particulate organic material, as distinguished from dissolved organic material. Detritus typically includes the bodies or fragments of bodies of dead organisms, and fecal material. Detritus typically hosts comm ...]
. The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics and led to their reputation as a household pest. The most widespread of such species are the
common clothes moth
Common may refer to:
Places
* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Clapham Common, originally co ...
(''Tineola bisselliella''), the
case-bearing clothes moth
''Tinea pellionella'', the case-bearing clothes moth, is a species of Tineoidea, tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide.Cheema, P. S. (1956).Studies on the b ...
(''Tinea pellionella''), and the
carpet moth (''Trichophaga tapetzella''); the
brown-dotted clothes moth (''Niditinea fuscella'') despite its name, preferentially feeds on
feather
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premie ...
s in
bird nest
A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest of the American robin or Eurasian bla ...
s.
One remarkable genus is ''
Ceratophaga'', whose members feed exclusively on pure
keratin
Keratin () is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as ''scleroproteins''. Alpha-keratin (α-keratin) is a type of keratin found in vertebrates. It is the key structural material making up Scale (anatomy), scales, hair, Nail ...
in the form of the horns and hooves of dead
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur ...
s and even the shells of dead
tortoise
Tortoises () are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin: ''tortoise''). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like oth ...
s.
Systematics
Subfamilies and notable genera
Some species also are listed; for others see genus accounts.
Dryadaulinae
* ''
Brachydoxa''
* ''
Dryadaula''
Meyrick, 1893
Erechthiinae
The Erechthiinae are a subfamily of moth of the family 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 cont ...
* ''
Anastathma''
* ''
Callicerastis'' (sometimes in ''Erechthias'')
* ''
Comodica''
* ''
Erechthias''
Meyrick, 1880
* ''
Mecomodica'' (sometimes in ''Comodica'' or ''Erechthias'')
* ''
Petula''
* ''
Phthinocola
''Phthinocola'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
This genus contains only one species: ''Phthinocola dochmia'' Meyrick, 1886 that is found in Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Faka ...
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* ''
Pisistrata''
* ''
Pontodryas
''Pontodryas'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
This genus contains only one species, ''Pontodryas loxosema'' Meyrick, 1920 from Fiji.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
Monotypic moth genera
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Thuriostoma
''Thuriostoma'' are a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
It contains only one species: ''Thuriostoma homalospora'' Meyrick, 1934 that is known from Samoa.
References
Tineidae
Monotypic moth genera
Tine ...
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Euplocaminae
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Euplocamus''
Latreille, 1809
Hapsiferinae
The Hapsiferinae are a subfamily of moth of the family 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 cont ...
* ''
Agorarcha''
* ''
Briaraula''
* ''
Callocosmeta''
* ''
Chrysocrata''
* ''
Cimitra''
* ''
Colobocrossa''
* ''
Cubitofusa''
* ''
Cynomastix''
* ''
Dasyses''
* ''
Hapsifera''
* ''
Hapsiferona''
* ''
Paraptica''
* ''
Parochmastis''
* ''
Phyciodyta''
* ''
Pitharcha''
* ''
Rhinophyllis''
* ''
Tiquadra''
* ''
Trachycentra''
* ''
Zygosignata''
Harmacloninae
The Harmacloninae are a subfamily of moth of the family 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 con ...
* ''
Harmaclona''
* ''
Micrerethista''
Hieroxestinae
The Hieroxestinae are a subfamily of moths of the family Tineidae.
Genera
* '' Amphixystis''
* '' Archemitra''
* '' Asymplecta''
* '' Crobylophanes'' Meyrick, 1938
* '' Kermania''
* '' Mitrogona'' Meyrick, 1920
* '' Oinophila''
* '' Opogona''
* ...
* ''
Amphixystis''
* ''
Archemitra''
* ''
Asymplecta''
* ''
Crobylophanes''
Meyrick, 1938
* ''
Kermania''
* ''
Mitrogona''
Meyrick, 1920
* ''
Oinophila''
* ''
Opogona''
* ''
Phaeoses''
* ''
Phruriastis''
* ''
Tineomigma
''Tineomigma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
There is presently only one species in this genus, ''Tineomigma transiens'' Gozmány, 2004 that is known from Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, ...
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Gozmány, 2004
* ''
Wegneria''
Meessiinae
The Meessiinae are a subfamily of moth of the family 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 contai ...
Myrmecozelinae
The Myrmecozelinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae.
Genera
* '' Ateliotum''
* '' Analytarcha''
* '' Cephimallota''
** syn. '' Anemallota''
** syn. '' Aphimallota''
** syn. '' Cephitinea''
* '' Cinnerethica''
* '' Contralissa'' ...
* ''
Ateliotum''
* ''
Analytarcha''
* ''
Cephimallota
''Cephimallota'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
{{Tineidae-stub ...
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** syn. ''
Anemallota''
** syn. ''
Aphimallota
''Cephimallota'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
{{Tineidae-stub ...
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** syn. ''
Cephitinea''
* ''
Cinnerethica''
* ''
Contralissa''
* ''
Coryptilum''
* ''
Criticonoma''
* ''
Dicanica''
* ''
Dinica''
* ''
Drosica''
* ''
Ellochotis''
* ''
Endromarmata''
* ''
Euagophleps
''Euagophleps'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
{{Tineidae-stub ...
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* ''
Exoplisis
''Moerarchis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
Species
*''Moerarchis anomogramma'' Meyrick, 1930 (=''Exaxa rectilinea'' Diakonoff, 1968)
*''Moerarchis australasiella'' (Donovan, 1805) (=''Tinea cossuna'' L ...
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* ''
Gerontha''
* ''
Haplotinea'' (tentatively placed here)
* ''
Ippa
''Ippa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 conta ...
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* ''
Ischnuridia''
* ''
Janseana''
* ''
Machaeropteris''
* ''
Mesopherna
''Mesopherna'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 fami ...
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* ''
Metapherna''
* ''
Mimoscopa''
* ''
Moerarchis
''Moerarchis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
Species
*''Moerarchis anomogramma'' Meyrick, 1930 (=''Exaxa rectilinea'' Diakonoff, 1968)
*''Moerarchis australasiella'' (Donovan, 1805) (=''Tinea cossuna'' L ...
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* ''
Myrmecozela''
* ''
Pachyarthra''
* ''
Pararhodobates''
* ''
Phthoropoea''
* ''
Platysceptra''
* ''
Propachyarthra''
* ''
Rhodobates''
* ''
Sarocrania''
* ''
Scalmatica''
* ''
Timaea''
* ''
Tineovertex''
* ''
Tracheloteina''
Nemapogoninae
Nemapogoninae is a fungus moth subfamily of the family 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 conta ...
* ''
Archinemapogon
''Archinemapogon'' is a somewhat disputed genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Within this group, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. It is apparently an extremely close relative of the type genus of its subfamily, '' Nemapogon'' ...
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Gaedikeia
''Gaedikeia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 famil ...
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* ''
Hyladaula''
* ''
Nemapogon
__NOTOC__
''Nemapogon'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. As evident by its name, it is the type genus of its subfamily.
Species
As of 2007, 69 species of ''Nemapogon'' had been ...
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Nemaxera __NOTOC__
''Nemaxera'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus is considered monotypic, with the single species ''Nemaxera betulinella'' placed here.
The species occurs ...
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* ''
Neurothaumasia''
* ''
Peritrana''
* ''
Triaxomasia
''Triaxomasia'' is a small genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae.
Only 2 species are presently placed here:Robinson 010/ref>
* '' Triaxomasia caprimulgella'' (Stainton, 1851)
* '' Triax ...
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* ''
Triaxomera
''Triaxomera'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae.
Seven species presently placed in ''Triaxomera'':Robinson 010/ref>
* '' Triaxomera baldensis'' G.Petersen, 1983
* '' Triaxomer ...
''
* ''
Vanna
Vanna () is a given name that first appeared in recorded European history circa 1294. The Italian medieval feminine name originated in Tuscany, and is particular to Florence, Italy.
Though similar in pronunciation to the Italian name Giovanna, an ...
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Perissomasticinae
The Perissomasticinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae.
They mostly have glossy, uniformly coloured or bicoulourd forewings and short labial palps.Holloway, Kibby & Peggie, 2001. The families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies, Vol.3 ...
* ''
Cylicobathra''
* ''
Ectabola''
* ''
Edosa''
* ''
Hyperbola
In mathematics, a hyperbola (; pl. hyperbolas or hyperbolae ; adj. hyperbolic ) is a type of smooth curve lying in a plane, defined by its geometric properties or by equations for which it is the solution set. A hyperbola has two pieces, ca ...
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* ''
Neoepiscardia''
* ''
Perissomastix''
* ''
Phalloscardia''
* ''
Sphallesthasis''
Gozmány, 1959
* ''
Theatrochora''
Scardiinae
* ''
Afroscardia''
* ''
Amorophaga
''Amorophaga'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
{{Tineidae-stub ...
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* ''
Archyala''
Meyrick, 1889
* ''
Bythocrates''
* ''
Cnismorectis''
* ''
Coniastis''
* ''
Cranaodes''
* ''
Daviscardia''
* ''
Diataga''
* ''
Dorata''
* ''
Hilaroptera''
Gozmány, 1969
* ''
Leptozancla''
Meyrick, 1920
* ''
Montescardia
''Montescardia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
* ''Montescardia fuscofasciella'' (Chambers, 1875)
* ''Montescardia kurenzovi'' (Zagulajev, 196 ...
''
* ''
Morophaga''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
* ''
Pelecystola
''Pelecystola'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
Species
*''Pelecystola decorata'' Meyrick, 1920
*''Pelecystola fraudulentella'' (Zeller, 1852)
*''Pelecystola melanchares'' (Meyrick, 1937)
*''Pelecystola ne ...
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Meyrick, 1920
* ''
Scardia''
* ''
Scardiella''
* ''
Semeoloncha''
Gozmány, 1968
* ''
Tinissa''
Walker, 1864
* ''
Trigonarchis''
* ''
Vespitinea''
Setomorphinae
The Setomorphinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae.
Genera
* ''Lindera
Dried fruits of ''Lindera neesiana'' used as spice (coll. MHNT)
''Lindera'' is a genus of about 80–100
* ''
Lindera''
* ''
Prosetomorpha''
* ''
Setomorpha
''Setomorpha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. Its only species, ''Setomorpha rutella'', the tropical tobacco moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It is a wid ...
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Siloscinae
The Siloscinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae. The subfamily was described by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány in 1968.
Most species of this subfamily are found in the Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is on ...
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Autochthonus
''Autochthonus'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1891 by Lord Walsingham.
Species
*''Autochthonus chalybiellus
''Autochthonus'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae
Tineida ...
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Walsingham, 1891
* ''
Organodesma
''Organodesma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány.
Species
*'' Organodesma arsiptila'' (Meyrick, 1931) ( Cameroon, Congo)
*'' Organodesma au ...
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Gozmány, 1965
* ''
Silosca
''Silosca'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described in 1965 by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány.
All species in this genus are only known from Africa
Africa is the world's second-la ...
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Gozmány, 1965
Stathmopolitinae
* ''
Stathmopolitis''
Teichobiinae
* ''
Dinochora''
* ''
Ectropoceros''
* ''
Psychoides
''Psychoides'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. The type species is ''Psychoides verhuella'', Species description, first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle, Charles Bruand in 1853. Bruand also e ...
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Tineinae
* ''
Acridotarsa
''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)". ''M ...
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* ''
Anomalotinea''
* ''
Asymphyla''
* ''
Ceratobia
__NOTOC__
''Ceratobia'' is a small genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Tineinae.Robinson 011/ref>
Only five species are presently contained in this genus:
* '' Ceratobia adzharica'' Zagulajev, 1974 ...
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* ''
Ceratophaga''
* ''
Ceratuncus''
* ''
Crypsithyris''
* ''
Crypsithyrodes''
* ''
Eccritothrix''
* ''
Elatobia
''Elatobia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 ...
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* ''
Enargocrasis''
* ''
Eremicola''
* ''
Graphicoptila''
* ''
Hippiochaetes''
* ''
Kangerosithyris
''Kangerosithyris'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 ...
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Lipomerinx
''Lipomerinx'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
References
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
{{Tineidae-stub ...
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Metatinea''
* ''
Miramonopis''
* ''
Monopis''
* ''
Nearolyma''
* ''
Niditinea
''Niditinea'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the nominate subfamily, Tineinae.
Species
The 12 or 13 species currently placed in ''Niditinea'' are:Robinson 010/ref>
* '' Niditinea baryspilas'' (Meyrick, ...
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* ''
Ocnophilella''
* ''
Phereoeca''
* ''
Praeacedes
''Praeacedes'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae first described by Hans Georg Amsel
Hans Georg Amsel (29 March 1905 – 20 October 1999) was a German entomologist with four publications ranging from 1951 to 1962. His home town w ...
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Pringleophaga''
* ''
Proterodesma''
* ''
Proterospastis''
* ''
Reisserita''
* ''
Stemagoris
''Stemagoris'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
There is presently only one species in this genus, ''Stemagoris asylaea'' Meyrick, 1911 that is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Afr ...
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Tetrapalpus
''Tetrapalpus'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 fam ...
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* ''
Thomintarra
''Thomintarra'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 fam ...
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* ''
Tinea
Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the area affected. Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after exposure. Multiple ar ...
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Tinemelitta
''Tinemelitta'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 ...
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* ''
Tineola''
* ''
Tineomigma
''Tineomigma'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
There is presently only one species in this genus, ''Tineomigma transiens'' Gozmány, 2004 that is known from Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, ...
''
* ''
Trichophaga
''Trichophaga'' is a genus of the fungus moth family (biology), family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the moninate subfamily Tineinae.
Species
Species of ''Trichophaga'' are:FE (2009)
* ''Trichophaga bipartitella'' (Ragonot 1892) (=''Trichoph ...
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* ''
Tryptodema
''Tryptodema'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 ...
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* ''
Wyoma''
* ''
Xerantica
''Xerantica'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 c ...
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Genera ''incertae sedis''
These fungus moths have not been assigned to a subfamily with a reasonable amount of certainty:
* ''
Acanthocheira''
* ''
Acritotilpha''
* ''
Afghanotinea''
* ''
Amathyntis''
* ''
Ancystrocheira''
* ''
Antigambra''
* ''
Antipolistes''
* ''
Apreta
''Apreta'' is a moth genus, belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Apreta paradoxella'', which is found in California.
References
Tineidae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of North America
Tineid ...
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* ''
Archyala''
* ''
Argyrocorys''
* ''
Astrogenes
''Astrogenes'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
Species
*''Astrogenes chrysograpta'' Meyrick, 1921
*''Astrogenes insignata'' Philpott, 1930
References
External links
Tineidae
Tineidae genera
Taxa ...
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Axiagasta''
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Barymochtha''
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Basanasca''
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Bascantis''
* ''
Brithyceros''
* ''
Catalectis''
* ''
Catapsilothrix''
* ''
Cataxipha''
* ''
Catazetema''
* ''
Cervaria''
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Chionoreas''
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Clepticodes''
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Colpocrita''
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Compsocrita''
* ''
Cosmeombra''
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Cryphiotechna
''Cryphiotechna'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Cryphiotechna ochracma'', which is found in Peru.
References
Tineidae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of South America ...
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Crypsitricha''
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Cubotinea''
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Cycloponympha'' (often placed in
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 ...
)
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Dasmophora''
* ''
Dolerothera''
* ''
Drastea'' (often placed in
Acrolophidae
Acrolophinae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily comprises the burrowing webworm moths and tube moths and holds about 300 species in five genera, which occur in the wild only in the New World. It is closely related to the ...
)
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Dyotopasta''
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Ecpeptamena''
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Endeixis''
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Endophthora
''Endophthora'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 fami ...
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Ephedroxena''
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Episyrta''
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Eriozancla
''Eriozancla'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Eriozancla trachyphaea'', which is found in South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Tineidae
Monotypic ...
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Erysimaga''
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Eschatotypa''
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Eucrotala''
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Eugennaea''
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Euprora''
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Exonomasis''
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Glaucostolella''
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Gourbia''
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Graphidivalva''
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Habrophila''
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Hapalothyma''
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Harmotona''
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Hecatompeda''
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Heloscopa'' (often placed in
Oecophoridae)
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Heterostasis''
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Hilaroptera''
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Histiovalva''
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Homalopsycha''
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Homodoxus''
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Hoplocentra''
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Hyalaula''
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Hypoplesia''
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Leptonoma''
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Lepyrotica''
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Leucophasma''
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Liopycnas''
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Lithopsaestis
''Lithopsaestis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Lithopsaestis mixophanes'', which is found in Brazil.
References
Tineidae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of South Ame ...
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Lysiphragma''
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Lysitona''
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Marmaroxena''
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Melodryas''
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Merunympha''
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Miarotagmata''
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Minicorona''
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Monachoptilas''
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Mythoplastis''
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Nesophylacella''
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Nonischnoscia''
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Nothogenes''
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Nyctocyrmata''
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Ochetoxena''
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Ogmocoma''
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Orocrypsona''
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Otochares''
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Oxymachaeris''
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Pachydyta''
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Panthytarcha''
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Pedaliotis''
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Pelecystola
''Pelecystola'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
Species
*''Pelecystola decorata'' Meyrick, 1920
*''Pelecystola fraudulentella'' (Zeller, 1852)
*''Pelecystola melanchares'' (Meyrick, 1937)
*''Pelecystola ne ...
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Peristactis''
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Petasactis''
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Pezetaera''
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Philagraulella''
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Phryganeopsis''
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Plaesiostola
''Plaesiostola'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Plaesiostola diaplintha'', which is found on Borneo.
References
Tineidae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Asia
Tineid ...
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Plemyristis''
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Polypsecta''
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Probatostola''
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Proboloptila''
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Protagophleps''
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Protaphreutis''
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Prothinodes''
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Psecadioides''
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Pyloetis''
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Randominta''
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Ranohira
Ranohira is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was 16,041 in 2018
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is al ...
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Rungsiodes''
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Sagephora''
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Scardia''
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Sciomystis''
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Setiarcha''
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Sphecioses''
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Stryphnodes
''Stryphnodes'' is a moth genus, belonging to the family 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 ...
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Syncraternis
''Syncraternis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family 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 fa ...
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Syngeneta''
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Syrmologa''
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Taeniodictys'' (often placed in
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 ...
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Tephrosara''
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Tetanostola''
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Thallostoma''
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Thisizima
''Thisizima'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family (biology), family Tineidae.
Species
*''Thisizima antiphanes'' Meyrick, 1894
*''Thisizima bovina'' Meyrick, 1928
*''Thisizima bubalopa'' Meyrick, 1911
*''Thisizima ceratella'' Walker, 1864 ...
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Thomictis''
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Thyrsochares''
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Tomara''
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Trachyrrhopala''
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Trachytyla''
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Transmixta''
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Trichearias''
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Trierostola''
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Trithamnora''
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Xylesthia''
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Xystrologa''
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Zonochares''
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Zymologa''
Fossil record
*†''Architinea''
Rebel, 1934
**†''Architinea balticella''
Rebel, 1934
**†''Architinea sepositella''
Rebel, 1934
*†''Dysmasiites''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Dysmasiites carpenteri''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Electromeessia''
Kozlov, 1987
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Electromeessia zagulijaevi''
Kozlov, 1987 (Baltic region, Eocene Amber)
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Glessoscardia''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Glessoscardia gerasimovi''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Martynea''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Martynea rebeli''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Monopibaltia''
Skalski, 1974
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Monopibaltia ignitella''
Skalski, 1974 (Baltic region, Eocene Amber)
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Palaeoinfurcitinea''
Kozlov, 1987
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Palaeoinfurcitinea rohdendorfi''
Kozlov, 1987 (Russia, Eocene Amber)
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Palaeoscardiites''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Palaeoscardiites mordvilkoi''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Palaeotinea''
Kozlov, 1987
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Palaeotinea rasnitsyni''
Kozlov, 1987
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Paratriaxomasia''
Jarzembowski, 1980
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Paratriaxomasia solentensis''
Jarzembowski, 1980
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Proscardiites''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Proscardiites martynovi''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Pseudocephitinea''
Kozlov, 1987
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Pseudocephitinea svetlanae''
Kozlov, 1987 (Russia, Eocene Amber)
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Scardiites''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Scardiites meyricki''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Simulotenia''
Skalski, 1977
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Simulotenia intermedia''
Skalski, 1977
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Tillyardinea''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Tillyardinea eocaenica''
Kusnezov, 1941
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Tinea
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Linnaeus, 1758
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Tinea antique''
Rebel, 1822
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Tineitella''
T. B. Fletcher, 1940
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Tineitella crystalli''
Kawall, 1876 (originally in Tineites)
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Tineitella sucinacius''
Kozlov, 1987 (originally in Tineites)
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Tineolamima''
Rebel, 1934
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Tineolamima aurella''
Rebel, 1934
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Tineosemopsis''
Skalski, 1974
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Tineosemopsis decurtatus''
Skalski, 1974
References
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Global Taxonomic Database of TineidaeA Caterpillar that Eats Tortoise ShellsTineid of Korea(closed, 2005~2019.12.23)Fauna Europaea
Further reading
;Key works
*Dugdale, J.S., 1988. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue and keys of family-group taxa. ''Fauna of New Zealand'', 14: 1–262.
*Gaedike, R. 1983. Zur Kenntnis der paläarktischen Tineiden Die Gattung ''Infurcitinea'' Spuler, 1910 (Lepidoptera). ''Entomologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden'', 46: 121–150.
*Gaedike, R. 1985. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der paläarktischen Tineiden: Gattung'' Obesoceras'' Petersen, 1957 (Lepidoptera). ''Entomologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden'', 48: 167–181.
*Hinton, H.E. 1956. The larvae of the species of Tineidae of economic importance.'' Bulletin of Entomological Research'', 47: 251–346.
*Leraut, P., 1985. Mise a jour de la liste des Tineides de la faune de France. ''Entomologica Gallica'', 1(4): 319–325.
*Petersen, G. 1957–8. Die Genitalien der paläarktischen Tineiden. ''Beiträge zur Entomologie'', 7: 55–176, 338–380, 557–595; 8: 111–118, 398–430.
*Robinson, G.S. 1979. Clothes-moths of the Tinea pellionella complex: a revision of the world's species (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology'', 38: 57–128, figs 1–103.
*Zagulajev, A.K. 1960. Tineidae; part 3 - subfamily Tineinae.
n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 78: 1–267, 231 figs, 3 pls.
ranslation, 1975, New Delhi.*Zagulajev, A.K. 1964. Tineidae; part 2 - subfamily Nemapogoninae.
n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 86: 1–424, 385 figs, 1 pl.
ranslation, 1968, Jerusalem.*Zagulajev, A.K. 1973. Tineidae; part 4 - subfamily Scardiinae.
n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 104: 1–126, 99 figs, 2 pls.
*Zagulajev, A.K. 1975. Tineidae; part 5 - subfamily Myrmecozelinae.
n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 108: 1–426, 319 figs, 8 pls.
ranslation, 1988, New Delhi.*Zagulajev, A.K. 1979. Tineidae; part 6 - subfamily Meessiinae.
n Russian.''Fauna SSSR'', 119: 1–409.
*Zagulajev A K. 1988 English translation (original 1975). ''Clothes Moths (Tineidae)'' (English translation of Nastoyaschie Moli (Tineidae)).Akademiya Nauk SSSr, Zoologicheskii Institut, New series No. 108
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