Family TINEODIDAE
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Names and Introductions taken from Nielsen et al. (1996). - Michael Shaffer & Ebbe S. Nielsen
- Oxychirotidae.
Introduction
[After Shaffer & Nielsen 1996]
Tineodidae were first known from Australia from the species Tineodes adactylalsis Guenée, 1854. In the 19th century, 4 more species were added, and a further 8 species in teh 20th century. About 10 described species are known from elsewhere in the world and several undescribed species are recognised from Australia.
The family was originally described by Meyrick in 1885 for the genus Tineodes. The family Oxychirotidae, also described by Meyrick in 1885 for his genus Oxychirota and later mistakenly transferred to the Gracillariidae, is now regarded as being synonymous with Tineodidae. Common (1990) gives a detailed history of the family and a further analysis is found in Minet (1991).
Common (1990) gives the following foodplant records for Australian species: Palaeodes samealis on leaves of Jasminum volubile; Euthrausta oxyprora on leaves of Glochidion ferdinandi; Cenoloba obliteralis in the developing cotyledons of seeds of Avicennia marina.
The family exhibits a variety of wing forms, from the narrow-winged Oxychirota to split-winged Cenoloba showing a similarity to Pterophoridae, and solid-winged genera such as Anomima, Palaeodes, Epharpastis, Euthesaura, Tineodes, Euthrausta and Tanycnema. The misleading appearance of this latter group led Hampson in 1899 to place Tineodes in the Pyralidae, Agroterinae (= Pyraustinae). Further research is needed on the taxonomy of this group. In particular, the genus Tanycnema, known at present from one described and one undescribed species, bears a strong superficial resemblance to Agdistopis Hampson (Macropiratidae), the sister-group of the Pterophoridae.
General References
Common, I.F.B. 1990. Moths of Australia. Carlton : Melbourne University Press vi+535 pp., 32 pls.
Minet, J. 1991. Tentative reconstruction of the ditrysian phylogeny (Lepidoptera: Glossata). Entomologica Scandinavica 22: 69-95
Shaffer, M. & Nielsen, E.S. 1996. Alucitoidea. pp. 154-155 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM.
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Genus Anomima Turner, 1922
- Anomima Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [55].
Type species:
Anomima phaeochroa Turner, 1922 by monotypy.
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Species Anomima phaeochroa Turner, 1922
- Anomima phaeochroa Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [56].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC, Brisbane.
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- Cenoloba Walsingham, Lord 1885. Characters of two new Pterophoridae, from specimens in the British Museum. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 21: 175, 176 [176].
Type species:
Pterophorus obliteralis Walker, 1864 by original designation.
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- Pterophorus obliteralis Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 836-1096 [incl. Index to parts 27-30] [945].
Generic Combinations
- Cenoloba obliteralis (Walker, 1864).
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore (associated flora: Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. [ACANTHACEAE] Grey Mangrove).
Extra Ecological Information
On developing cotyledons of seeds
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- Epharpastis Meyrick, E. 1887. On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1887: 185-268 [203].
Type species:
Epharpastis daedala Meyrick, 1887 by monotypy.
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- Epharpastis daedala Meyrick, E. 1887. On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1887: 185-268 [203].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Perth, Western Australia.
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Genus Euthesaura Turner, 1922
- Euthesaura Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [55 (key), 57].
Type species:
Euthesaura glycina Turner, 1922 by original designation.
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- Euthesaura carbonaria Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [58].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC, National Park, Queensland.
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Species Euthesaura glycina Turner, 1922
- Euthesaura glycina Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [57].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC ♂, National Park, Queensland.
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Genus Euthrausta Turner, 1922
- Euthrausta Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [55 (key), 59].
Type species:
Tineodes pxyprora Turner, 1908 by original designation.
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- Tineodes holophaea Turner, A.J. 1908. New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 32: 55-109.
Type data:
Holotype ♂, Kuranda, Queensland.
Generic Combinations
- Euthrausta holophaea (Turner, 1908).
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- Tineodes oxyprora Turner, A.J. 1908. New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 32: 55-109 [108].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC, Kuranda and Brisbane, Queensland.
Generic Combinations
- Euthrausta oxyprora (Turner, 1908).
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore (associated flora: Glochidion ferdinandi (Mull.Arg.) F.M.Bailey [EUPHORBIACEAE] Buttonwood).
Extra Ecological Information
On leaves
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- Tineodes phoenicea Turner, A.J. 1908. New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 32: 55-109.
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC, Brisbane.
Generic Combinations
- Euthrausta phoenicea (Turner, 1908).
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Genus Oxychirota Meyrick, 1885
- Oxychirota Meyrick, E. 1885. On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1885(4): 421-456 [438].
Type species:
Oxychirota paradoxa Meyrick, 1885 by monotypy.
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- Oxychirota paradoxa Meyrick, E. 1885. On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1885(4): 421-456 [438].
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Genus Palaeodes Hampson, 1913
- Palaeodes Hampson, G.F. 1913. Descriptions of new species of Pyralidae of the subfamily Pyraustinae (continued). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 12: 1-38, 299-319 [318].
Type species:
Palaeodes samealis Hampson, 1913 by monotypy.
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Species Palaeodes samealis Hampson, 1913
- Palaeodes samealis Hampson, G.F. 1913. Descriptions of new species of Pyralidae of the subfamily Pyraustinae (continued). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 12: 1-38, 299-319 [318].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Queensland.
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore (associated flora: Jasminum volubile Jacq. [OLEACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
On leaves
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Genus Tanycnema Turner, 1922
- Tanycnema Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [55 (Key), 56].
Type species:
Tanycnema anomala Turner, 1922 by monotypy.
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Species Tanycnema anomala Turner, 1922
- Tanycnema anomala Turner, A.J. 1922. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(1): 26-62 [57].
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Genus Tineodes Guenée, 1854
- Tineodes Guenée, A. 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 8 448 pp., 10 pls. [236].
Type species:
Tineodes adactylalis Guenée, 1854 by monotypy. - Carcantia Walker, F. 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 254-508 [407 (key, as Careantia), 424].
Type species:
Carcantia pterophoralis Walker, 1859 by monotypy. - Careantia Walker, 1859.
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- Carcantia pterophoralis Walker, F. 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 254-508 [425].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Australia.
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