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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1126
5216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
274
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
255
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
7
66
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
6 Genera with 20 Species
Acria Stephens, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Agriophara Rosenstock, 195411SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Eupneusta Bradley, 01SpeciesTaxom
Psorosticha Lower, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Zaratha F. Walker, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
20 Species
Acria emarginella Donovan, 1804
Acria sciogramma Meyrick, 1915
Agriophara asaphes Diakonoff, 1948
Agriophara biornata Diakonoff, 1954
Agriophara bradleyi Diakonoff, 1954
Agriophara heterochroma Diakonoff, 1954
Agriophara lysimacha Meyrick, 1915
Agriophara musicolor Meyrick, 1930
Agriophara neoxanta Meyrick, 1915
Agriophara nephelopa Diakonoff, 1954
Agriophara parallela Diakonoff, 1954
Agriophara parilis Meyrick, 1918
Agriophara virescens Diakonoff, 1954
Ethmia heptasema Turner, 1898
Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia praeclara Meyrick, 1910
Eupneusta solens
Psorosticha acrolopha (Stainton, 1859)⇒ Psorosticha zizyphi Stainton, 1859
Psorosticha zizyphi Stainton, 1859Citrus Leaf Roller
Zaratha plumbilinea Diakonoff, 1955

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elachistidae at artfakta.se
Elachistidae at dyntaxa.se
Elachistidae at gbif.org
Elachistidae at irmng.org
Elachistidae at itis.gov