Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 588
9130
32303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 585
9123
32295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 559
8972
31925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 354
7034
26788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2152
6310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2149
6305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2147
6297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 2
8
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
8
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
2 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Melanesia
8 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Melanesia
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acalyptris bicornutus Davis, 1978 | | | Acalyptris bifidus Puplesis & R..., 2000 | | | Acalyptris bipinnatellus Wilkinson, 1979 | | | Acalyptris bircornutus Davis, 1978 | | | Acalyptris tenuijuxtus Davis, 1978 | | | Acalyptris thoracealbella Chambers, 1873 | | | Enteucha basidactyla Davis, 1978 | | | Enteucha gilvafascia D.R. Davis, 1978 | | | Microcalyptris bicornutus (Davis, 1978) | ⇒ Acalyptris bircornutus Davis, 1978 | | Microcalyptris tenuijuxtus (Davis, 1978) | ⇒ Acalyptris tenuijuxtus Davis, 1978 | | Nepticulini Stigmella teste Nieuwkerken ..., 2003 | | | Opostega microlepta (Meyrick, 1915) | ⇒ Pseudopostega microlepta Meyrick, 1915 | | Pseudopostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862 | | | Stigmella condaliafoliella Busck, 1900 | | | Stigmella myricafoliella Busck, 1900 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy | | Zimmermannia bosquella Chambers, 1878 | | | Zimmermannia obrutella Zeller, 1873 | |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Melanesia | Family | Nepticulidae
Stainton, 1854
Leaf miners, Leaf-miner moths, Midget moths, Minute Eye Cap Moths, Minute Eye-Cap Moths, Nepticulid moths, Pigmy, Pigmy moths, Pygmy Eye-Capped Moths, Pygmy eyecap moths, Pygmy Moths | 6
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Opostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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