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Checklist for Family Palaephatidae Davis, 1986 (Gondwanaland Moths)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21770
211450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21590
211034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21455
210065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
5
59
1833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaephatoidea
Davis, 1986
1
7
39
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaephatidae
Davis, 1986
Gondwanaland Moths
7
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
7 Genera with 39 Species
Apophatus Davis, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Azaleodes Turner, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Metaphatus Davis, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Palaephatus Butler, 198613SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophatus Davis, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ptyssoptera Turner, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Sesommata D.R. Davis, 19866SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
39 Species
Apophatus bifibratus Davis, 1986
Apophatus parvus Davis, 1986
Azaleodes brachyceros E.S. Nielsen, 1987
Azaleodes fuscipes E.S. Nielsen, 1987
Azaleodes megaceros E.S. Nielsen, 1987
Azaleodes micronipha Turner, 1923
Metaphatus adustus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus cirrhus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus ichnius Davis, 1986
Metaphatus ochraceus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus sinuatus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus spatulatus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Palaephatus) albicerus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Palaephatus) falsus Butler, 1883
Palaephatus (Palaephatus) luteolus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Palaephatus) pallidus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) albiterminus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) amplisaccus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) dimorphus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) fusciterminus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) latus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) leucacrotus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) nielseni Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) spinosus Davis, 1986
Palaephatus (Prophatus) striatus Davis, 1986
Plesiophatus inarmigerus Davis, 1986
Ptyssoptera acrozyga Meyrick, 1893
Ptyssoptera lativittella Walker, 1864
Ptyssoptera melitocoma Meyrick, 1893
Ptyssoptera phaeochrysa Turner, 1926
Ptyssoptera teleochra Meyrick, 1893
Ptyssoptera tetropa Meyrick, 1893
Ptyssoptera tryphera Meyrick, 1893
Sesommata albimaculata D.R. Davis, 1986
Sesommata holocapna Meyrick, 1931
Sesommata leuroptera D.R. Davis, 1986
Sesommata paraplatysaris D.R. Davis, 1986
Sesommata platysaris Meyrick, 1931
Sesommata trachyptera D.R. Davis, 1986


Links, sources and further information
Palaephatidae at gbif.org
Palaephatidae at irmng.org