Micropterigidae











































Micropterigidae

Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898).jpg

Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)

Scientific classification e
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Euarthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Suborder:
Zeugloptera
Chapman, 1917[1]
Superfamily:
Micropterigoidea
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Family:
Micropterigidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Genera

See text



Diversity

About 180 species

Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera (Kristensen, 1999).




Presumed phylogenetic relationships within Micropterigidae based on Gibbs (2010)




Contents






  • 1 Genera


  • 2 References


  • 3 Sources


  • 4 External links





Genera




  • Micropterix Hübner, 1825


  • Epimartyria Walsingham, 1898


  • Issikiomartyria Hashimoto, 2006


  • Kurokopteryx Hashimoto, 2006


  • Micropardalis Meyrick, 1912


  • Neomicropteryx Issiki, 1931


  • Palaeomicra Meyrick, 1888


  • Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931


  • Paramartyria Issiki, 1931


  • Vietomartyria Mey, 1997


  • Sabatinca Walker, 1863


  • Agrionympha Meyrick, 1921


  • Hypomartyria Kristensen & Nielsen 1982


  • Squamicornia Kristensen & Nielsen, 1982


  • Austromartyria Gibbs, 2010


  • Tasmantrix Gibbs, 2010


  • Zealandopterix Gibbs, 2010


  • Aureopterix Gibbs, 2010


  • Nannopterix Gibbs, 2010

  • †Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989

  • †Palaeolepidopterix Kozlov, 1989

  • †Palaeosabatinca Kozlov, 1989

  • †Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978

  • †Baltimartyria Skalski, 1995

  • †Moleropterix Engel & Kinzelbach, 2008



References





  1. ^ van Nieukerken et al (2011) Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness, Zootaxa 3148, 212-221




  • Kristensen, N. P., and E. S. Nielsen. 1979. A new subfamily of micropterigid moths from South America. A contribution to the morphology and phylogeny of the Micropterigidae, with a generic catalogue of the family (Lepidoptera: Zeugloptera). Steenstrupia 5(7):69-147.

  • Kristensen, N. P. (1999). The non-Glossatan Moths. Ch. 4, pp. 41–49 in Kristensen, N. P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.



Sources


  • O'Toole, Christopher. 2002. Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 1-55297-612-2.


External links













  • Tree of Life


  • Microleps U.S.A. Nearctic


  • Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the families of Lepidoptera. Version: 29 December 2011 Detailed description and figures including wing venation.










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