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Checklist for Family Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 (Flower 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
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
7 Genera with 12 Species
Arignota Turner, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Athrypsiastis Meyrick, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Chironeura Diakonoff, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Cilicitis Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Clepsigenes Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Scieropepla Meyrick, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Xylodryadella Fletcher, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
12 Species
Arignota clavatrix Diakonoff, 1954
Arignota decipiens Diakonoff, 1954
Arignota stercorata T.P. Lucas, 1894
Athrypsiastis chionodes Diakonoff, 1954
Athrypsiastis delicata Diakonoff, 1954
Athrypsiastis phaeopleuca Meyrick, 1910
Athrypsiastis rosiflora Meyrick, 1930
Athrypsiastis symmetra Meyrick, 1915
Chironeura chrysocyma Diakonoff, 1954
Cilicitis phaeocremna Meyrick, 1938
Clepsigenes dissota Meyrick, 1930
Scieropepla typhicola Meyrick, 1886

Subnodes of Xyloryctidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyXyloryctinae
Meyrick, 1890
Xyloryctine Moths
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xyloryctidae at gbif.org
Xyloryctidae at irmng.org
Xyloryctidae at itis.gov