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The Autostichinae are a
subfamily 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
superfamily Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia
''Gelechia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The type species is '' Gelechia rhombella''.
Species
*Subgenus ''Gelechia''
**'' Gelechia asinella'' (Hubner, 1796)
**'' Gel ...
. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. The present lineage was often included in the
concealer moth family
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(Oecophoridae), but alternatively it is united with the
Symmocidae ''
sensu stricto'' (and often also the
Holcopogonidae and/or certain genera otherwise considered
twirler moths, e.g. ''
Deoclona'' and ''
Syringopais'') to form an expanded family Autostichidae (in the past also referred to as family Symmocidae).
Selected genera
Genera in this subfamily are:
[ABRS (2008), Wikispecies (2011-OCT-17)]
* ''
Anaptilora''
Meyrick, 1904
* ''
Autosticha''
Meyrick, 1886 (including ''Epicoenia, Semnolocha'')
* ''
Demiophila''
Meyrick, 1906
* ''
Deroxena''
Meyrick, 1913
* ''
Diophila''
Meyrick, 1937
* ''
Encrasima''
Meyrick, 1916
* ''
Galagete''
B.Landry, 2002
* ''
Heliangara''
Meyrick, 1906
* ''
Ischnodoris''
Meyrick, 1911
* ''
Lasiodictis''
Meyrick, 1912
* ''
Nephantis''
Meyrick, 1905
* ''
Pachnistis''
Meyrick, 1907
* ''
Parallactis''
Meyrick, 1925
* ''
Procometis''
Meyrick, 1890
* ''
Protobathra''
Meyrick, 1916
* ''
Ptochoryctis''
Meyrick, 1894
* ''
Pudahuelia''
Urra, 2013
* ''
Sipsa''
Diakonoff, 1955
* ''
Stereosticha''
Meyrick, 1913
* ''
Stochastica''
Meyrick, 1938
* ''
Stoeberhinus'' –
potato moth
* ''
Trichloma''
Lower, 1902
Also placed here by some authors is ''
Syndesmica
''Syndesmica'' is a moth genus. It is here placed in subfamily Dichomeridinae of family Gelechiidae, though some authors assign it to the Autostichinae which belong elsewhere in the Gelechioidea. The genus consists of only one species, ''Syndes ...
'', which is otherwise assigned to
subfamily Dichomeridinae
Dichomeridinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Distribution
Almost worldwide, except the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Diversity
The subfamily formerly included three tribes, about 29 genera and about 900 species. However, a ...
of the
twirler moths (Gelechiidae). The same was true for ''
Anaptilora'', which is mostly included here.
Footnotes
References
* (2008): Australian Faunal Directory &ndash
Autostichinae Version of 2008-OCT-09. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
* (2011)
Autostichinae Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27. Retrieved 2011-OCT-17.
External links
*
Autostichidae
Moth subfamilies
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