Genus Aprosoesta Turner, 1919
- Aprosoesta Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [151].
Type species:
Aprosoesta pancala Turner, 1919 by monotypy. - Aposoesta Turner, A.J. 1924. Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 33. Pyraloidea. Arkiv för Zoologi 16(3): 1-7 [6] [misspel.].
Introduction
Aprosoesta was synonymised with Crocanthes Meyrick by Meyrick (1925) and this assignment was followed by Common (1996) and Gozmany (1978). Park reinstated it as a valid genus in 2015.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Common, I.F.B. 1996. Lecithoceridae. pp. 116-117 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.
Gozmány, L. 1978. Lecithoceridae. In, Amsel, H.G., Reisser, H. & Gregor, F. (eds). Microlepidoptera Palaearctica 5. Wien : Verlag Georg Fromme & Co. Vol. 5 xxviii + 306 pp., 93 pls.
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Family Gelechiidae. Genera Insectorum 184: 231-232
Park, K.-T. 2015. A new subfamily Crocanthinae of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) for the genus Crocanthes Meyrick and its related genera, with the world catalog. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology [Date published online 1 Nov. 2015] [5] (reinstated as valid genus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | GELECHIOIDEA | 30-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Ms Eileen Lee (TMAG) |
| LECITHOCERIDAE | 24-Nov-2015 | ADDED |