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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Endemic in New Guinea (New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
668
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
668
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
656
2452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
570
2275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
128
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
128
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
128
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
12
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Endemic in New Guinea
9 Genera with 16 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Endemic in New Guinea
16 Species
Amblyptilia galactostacta Diakonoff, 1952
Amblyptilia iriana Diakonoff, 1952
Diacrotricha guttuligera Diakonoff, 1952
Hellinsia biangulata Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Hellinsia iraneaus Diakonoff, 1952
Hellinsia mesoleucus Diakonoff, 1952
Lantanophaga dubitationis Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Megalorhipida deboeri Gielis, 2003
Megalorhipida madoris Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia rutteni Gielis, 2003
Nippoptilia spinosa Yano, 1963
Platyptilia microbscura Gielis & de Vos, 2007
Platyptilia phanerozona Diakonoff, 1952
Pterophorus aliubasignum Gielis, 2000
Xyroptila colluceo Gielis & de Vos, 2006

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in Endemic in New Guinea
TribeOidaematophorini
Gielis, 2003
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOxyptilini
Bigot , Gibeaux , Nel & Packard, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterophorinae at artfakta.se
Pterophorinae at itis.gov