Ethmiopsis
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Ethmiopsis is a genus
of the twirler moth family
(Gelechiidae). Among these, it is assigned to subfamily Pexicopiinae.
At least some of these moths are characterized by a short scape
and a triangular tuft of short hairs on the tip of the second labial palp segment. These traits are shared by the enigmatic Chelophoba melaina, and it might be warranted to include this (or even all of Chelophoba
) in Ethmiopsis.
Species
of Ethmiopsis include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the twirler moth family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Gelechiidae). Among these, it is assigned to subfamily Pexicopiinae.
At least some of these moths are characterized by a short scape
Scape
In biology, the term scape may refer to:* The first segment of an insect antenna* A finger-like appendage of the epigyne of a female spider* Scape , a flowering stemScape may also refer to:...
and a triangular tuft of short hairs on the tip of the second labial palp segment. These traits are shared by the enigmatic Chelophoba melaina, and it might be warranted to include this (or even all of Chelophoba
Chelophoba
Chelophoba is a small and enigmatic genus of the twirler moth family . Among these, it is one of many lineages whose precise relationships are still obscure, though they are presumed to belong to the subfamily Pexicopiinae....
) in Ethmiopsis.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of Ethmiopsis include:
- Ethmiopsis aganactes (Meyrick, 1935)
- Ethmiopsis catarina (Ponomarenko, 1994)
- Ethmiopsis epichthonia (Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1935)
- Ethmiopsis heppneri (Park, 1995)
- Ethmiopsis prosectrix Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1935
- Ethmiopsis scriniata (Meyrick, 1913)
- Ethmiopsis subtegulifera (Ponomarenko, 1994)
- Ethmiopsis tegulifera (Meyrick, 1932)