Syndemis
Encyclopedia
Syndemis is a genus
of tortrix moths (Tortricidae). They are placed in the subfamily Tortricinae
, and therein in the tribe
Archipini
of which they are the type genus
.
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 tortrix moths (Tortricidae). They are placed in the subfamily Tortricinae
Tortricinae
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as biological control agents against invasive...
, and therein in the tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Archipini
Archipini
The Archipini are a tribe of tortrix moths. Since many genera of these are not yet assigned to tribes, the genus list presented here is provisional. Many of the economically important pests among the tortrix moths belong to this tribe, for example the Light brown apple moth and the spruce...
of which they are the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
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Selected species
- Syndemis afflictana (Walker, 1863)
- Syndemis cedricola (Diakonoff, 1974)
- Syndemis duplex Diakonoff, 1948
- Syndemis erythrothorax Diakonoff, 1944
- Syndemis labyrinthodes Diakonoff, 1956
- Syndemis miae Diakonoff, 1948
- Syndemis musculanaSyndemis musculana| image = Syndemis.musculana.-.lindsey.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult at Commanster | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera|| familia = Tortricidae| tribus = Archipini...
- Syndemis plumosa Diakonoff, 1953
- Syndemis supervacanea Razowski, 1984
- Syndemis xanthopterana Kostyuk, 1980