Family GELECHIIDAE

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Introduction

[Arrangement of taxa follows Klaus Sattler's informal arrangement of ANIC Gelechiidae on January 1998, text of this introduction taken from Edwards (1996)].
The Gelechiide were divided into three subfamilies, the Gelechiinae, Pexicopiinae and the Dichomeridinae by Hodges (1986). These were defined by the form of the abdominal support structures on the second sternite. Hodges (1986) did not allocate genera outside the USA to these subfamilies and it has not been possible to examine the Australian genera for this Checklist. Consequently the generic groups of Meyrick (1925b) are used with modifications based on Sattler (1973).

The world genera were reviewed in Genera Insectorum by Meyrick (1925b) and in Lepidopterorum Catalogus by Gaede (1937a). Sattler (1973) published a review of the generic names in the family and commented on the groupings within the family.

The Australian species were revised by Meyrick (1904) and Turner (1919b). Australian genera related to Pectinophora Busck were revised by Common (1958b) and the tribe Gnorimoschemini by Pololný (1974a, 1977a, 1977b). Other widespread genera (Athrips Billberg and Deltophora Janse) with Australian species were revised by Sattler (1978, 1979).

Australia has a very large poorly understood fauna of Gelechiidae with large numbers of undescribed species. Many endemic genera occur as well as many widespread genera. The "Protolechia" group of genera is almost entirely endemic. Although the Gelechiidae are very numerous in Australia they are overshadowed by the enormous diversity of Oecophoridae and consequently have not received the attention due to them.

THe Gelechiidae contain significant pest species. The introduced Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) is an important store products pest. Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) and Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen), both also introduced, and the native Scrobipalpa aptatella (Walker) and Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), are pests of field crops.

Specimens in the AM thought to represent the genus Onebala Walker, 1864 have been found in Queensland, but have not been identified to species level.

Specimens in the SAM thought to represent the genus Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839 have been found, but have not been identified to species level.

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications: Gelechiidae: Athrips Billberg, 1820 [with transfer of Athrips mesoleuca (Lower) to Sarotorna, this genus is removed from the Australian list]

General References

Common, I.F.B. 1958. A revision of the pink bollworms of cotton (Pectinophora Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)) and related genera in Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 6: 268-306, 1 pl.

Edwards, E.D. 1996. Gelechiidae. pp. 107-114 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.

Gaede, M. 1937. Gelechiidae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus 79: 1-630

Hodges, R.W. 1986. Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae (part) Dichomeridinae. In, Dominick, R.B. et al. (eds). The Moths of America North of Mexico. Washington, D.C : The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Vol. 7.1 195+xiii pp.

Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441

Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5

Povolný, D. 1974. Three new species of the genus Australiopalpa gen. n. from Australia (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 71: 42-50

Povolný, D. 1977. Notes on Gnorimoschemini of Australia and New Zealand (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 39: 403-443

Povolný, D. 1977. On the type-specimens of some Australian species of the genus Phthorimaea sensu Meyrick, 1925 (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Hungarica 23: 187-198

Sattler, K. 1973. A catalogue of the family-group and genus-group names of the Gelechiidae, Holcopogonidae, Lecithoceridae and Symmocidae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 28: 153-282

Sattler, K. 1978. The identity of the genus Athrips Billberg, 1820 (Lep., Gelechiidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 25: 57-61

Sattler, K. 1979. A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 38: 263-322

Turner, A.J. 1918. Observations on the Lepidopterous family Cossidae and on the classification of the Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1918: 155-190

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Subfamily Anacampsinae

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Genus Aproaerema Durrant, 1897

Aproaerema Durrant, J.H. 1897. [Details not found]. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 33 [221].
Type species:
Tinea anthyllidella Hubner, 1813 by original designation.
Schuetzeia Spuler, A. 1910. Schmetterlinge Europas. 3. Aufl. von E. Hofmanns gleichnamigem Werke. Stuttgart : E. Schweizerbart Vol. 2 pp. 289-523. [373].
Type species:
Tinea anthyllidella Hübner, 1813 by subsequent designation, see Fletcher, T.B. 1929. A list of generic names used for Microlepidoptera. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture, India Ent. 11: 1-244 [200].

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Species Aproaerema coracina (Meyrick, 1921)

Stomopteryx coracina Meyrick, E. 1921. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(13–15). pp. 385-416, 417-448, 449-480 [427].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD, Brisbane.

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Species Aproaerema isoscelixantha (Lower, 1897)

Gelechia isoscelixantha Lower, O.B. 1897. New Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22: 263-274 [272].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, NSW, Broken Hill.

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Species Aproaerema simplexella (Walker, 1864)

Gelechia simplexella 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] [1024].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Moreton Bay.
Anacampsis simplicella Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [emend.].

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Genus Chaliniastis Meyrick, 1904

Chaliniastis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [258 (key), 301].
Type species:
Chaliniastis astrapaea Meyrick, 1904 by monotypy.

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Species Chaliniastis astrapaea Meyrick, 1904

Chaliniastis astrapaea Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [302].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD, Brisbane.

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Genus Idiophantis Meyrick, 1904

Idiophantis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [257 (key), 298].
Type species:
Idiophantis habrias Meyrick, 1904 by monotypy.
Colobodes Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [257 (key), 297] [nec Schönherr, 1837].
Type species:
Colobodes insomnis Meyrick, 1904 by monotypy.

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Species Idiophantis chiridota Meyrick, 1914

Idiophantis chiridota Meyrick, E. 1914. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 1(6–9): 161-192, 193-224, 225-256, 257-288. [201].

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Species Idiophantis habrias Meyrick, 1904

Idiophantis habrias Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [298].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, QLD, Brisbane.

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Species Idiophantis insomnis (Meyrick, 1904)

Colobodes insomnis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [297].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

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Genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825

Mesophleps Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [406].
Type species:
Tinea silacella Hübner, 1796 by subsequent designation, see Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [168].
Brachyacma Meyrick, E. 1886. Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1886: 189-296 [278].
Type species:
Brachyacma epiochra Meyrick, 1886 by monotypy.
Lathontogenus Walsingham, Lord 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 54-183 [87].
Type species:
Lathontogenus adustipennis Walsingham, 1897 by original designation.
Paraspistes Meyrick, E. 1905. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. I. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 580-619 [600].
Type species:
Paraspistes ioloncha Meyrick, 1905 by monotypy.
Lipatia Busck, A. 1910. A new Tineid from Trinadad. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Trinidad & Tobago 9: 4 pp. [243].
Type species:
Lipatia crotalariella Busck, 1910 by original designation.
Brachiacma; Common, I.F.B. 1970. Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies). pp. 765-866, pls 7, 8 in Mackerras, I.M. (ed.). The Insects of Australia: a textbook for students and research workers. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press 1029, 8 pls. [misspel.].
Xerometra Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [18 (key), 170].
Type species:
Nothris crocina Meyrick, 1904 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB) ; NSW, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA) ; NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB) ; SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP) ; WA: Jarrah Forest (JF)

General References

Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82

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Species Mesophleps apentheta (Turner, 1919)

Nothris apentheta Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [164].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, NSW, Sydney.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps apentheta (Turner, 1919). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [54]
Xerometra apentheta (Turner, 1919). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)

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Species Mesophleps argonota (Lower, 1901)

Ypsolophus argonota Lower, O.B. 1901. Descriptons of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 25: 63-98 [81].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♀, AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Broken Hill.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA ♀, NSW, Broken Hill.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps argonota (Lower, 1901). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [55]
Megacraspedus argonota (Lower, 1901). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [34]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Broken Hill Complex (BHC)

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Species Mesophleps chloranthes (Lower, 1900)

Ypsolophus chloranthes Lower, O.B. 1900. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 29-51, 403-423 [418].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA, New South Wales, Broken Hill.
Nothris centrothetis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [422].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Western Australia, Perth.
Nothris chloristis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [421].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, WA, Carnarvon.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [54]

Generic Combinations

Xerometra centrothetis (Meyrick, 1904). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]
Mesophleps chloranthes (Lower, 1900). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [54]
Xerometra chloranthes (Lower, 1900). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]
Xerometra chloristis (Meyrick, 1904). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

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Species Mesophleps crocina (Meyrick, 1904)

Nothris crocina Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [423].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH slide no. 14412 ♂, AUSTRALIA: South Australia, Port Lincoln.
Subsequent designation references:
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [32].

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps crocina (Meyrick, 1904). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [32]
Xerometra crocina (Meyrick, 1904). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP)

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Species Mesophleps cycnobathra (Lower, 1898)

Paltodora cycnobathra Lower, O.B. 1898. New Australian Lepidoptera: with a note on Deilephila livornica, Esp. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23: 42-55 [50].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, NSW, Broken Hill.

Generic Combinations

Xerometra cycnobathra (Lower, 1898). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [171]
Mesophleps cycnobathra (Lower, 1898). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [51]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Broken Hill Complex (BHC)

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Species Mesophleps epiochra (Meyrick, 1886)

Brachyacma epiochra Meyrick, E. 1886. Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1886: 189-296 [279].
Type data:
Holotype Fiji.
Brachyacma epichorda Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [163].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC genitalia slide no. G 1618 ♀ (incorrectly synonymized with B. palpigera by Meyrick 1925: 169), AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Toowoomba.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps epiochra (Meyrick, 1886). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [30]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

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Species Mesophleps macrosemus (Lower, 1900)

Ypsolophus macrosemus Lower, O.B. 1900. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 29-51, 403-423 [418].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♀, AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Broken Hill.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 3♀, New South Wales, Broken Hill.

Generic Combinations

Xerometra macrosema (Lower, 1900). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]
Mesophleps macrosemus (Lower, 1900). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [53]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Broken Hill Complex (BHC)

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Species Mesophleps meliphanes (Lower, 1894)

Cleodora meliphanes Lower, O.B. 1894. New Australian Heterocera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 18: 77-113 [107].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, SA, Blackwood.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps meliphanes (Lower, 1894). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [54]
Xerometra meliphanes (Lower, 1894). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]

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Species Mesophleps mylicotis (Meyrick, 1904)

Nothris mylicotis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [426].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH slide no. 30949 ♀, SA, Adelaide.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps mylicotis (Meyrick, 1904). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [53]
Xerometra mylicotis (Meyrick, 1904). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [171]

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA

SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)

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Species Mesophleps ochroloma (Lower, 1901)

Ypsolophus ochroloma Lower, O.B. 1901. Descriptons of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 25: 63-98 [80].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA ♂, NSW, Broken Hill.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps ochroloma (Lower, 1901). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [52]
Xerometra ochroloma (Lower, 1901). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Broken Hill Complex (BHC)

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Species Mesophleps palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)

Gelechia palpigera Walsingham, Lord 1891. African Micro-Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1891: 63-132, pls iii-vii [94].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH Walsingham no. 9322; slide no. 3686 ♀, MOZAMBIQUE, Baía de Maputo (‘Delagoa Bay’).
Lathontogenus adustipennis Walsingham, Lord 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 54-183 [88].
Paraspistes ioloncha Meyrick, E. 1905. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. I. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 580-619 [600].
Lipatia crotalariella Busck, A. 1910. A new Tineid from Trinadad. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Trinidad & Tobago 9: 4 pp. [244].

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps palpigera (Walsingham, 1891) [arrangement following personal communication from Klaus Sattler, NHM].

General References

Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [22]

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Species Mesophleps parvella Li & Sattler, 2012

Mesophleps parvella Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [45].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH genitalia slide no. 30974 ♂, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Goroka.
Paratype(s) BMNH 2♀, Brunei, Kg. Kapok; BMNH 1♀, Telisai, Kerangas forest; BMNH ♂, PNG, Southern Highlands, Bosavi; BMNH 1♂, Australia: Queensland, Kuranda; BMNH 1♂ 1♀, Queensland, Toowong.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Also Malaysia, Brunei and PNG

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

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Species Mesophleps tephrastis (Meyrick, 1904)

Nothris tephrastis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [427].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH slide no. 30948 ♂, AUSTRALIA: Western Australia.
Paralectotype(s) 1♂ 6♀, Western Australia, York.
Subsequent designation references:
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [51].

Generic Combinations

Xerometra tephrastis (Meyrick, 1904). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [171]
Mesophleps tephrastis (Meyrick, 1904). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [51]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Jarrah Forest (JF)

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Species Mesophleps tetrachroa (Lower, 1898)

Paltodora tetrachroa Lower, O.B. 1898. New Australian Lepidoptera: with a note on Deilephila livornica, Esp. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23: 42-55 [49].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA ♂ ♀ (unspecified number) (also BMNH), Australia, NSW, Broken Hill.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps tetrachroa (Lower, 1898). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [52]
Xerometra tetrachroa (Lower, 1898). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [170]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Broken Hill Complex (BHC)

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Species Mesophleps trichombra (Lower, 1898)

Paltodora trichombra Lower, O.B. 1898. New Australian Lepidoptera: with a note on Deilephila livornica, Esp. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23: 42-55 [50].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA.

Generic Combinations

Mesophleps trichombra (Lower, 1898). —
Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [53]
Xerometra trichombra (Lower, 1898). —
Meyrick, E. 1925. Lepidoptera Heterocera. Fam. Gelechiadae. Genera Insectorum 184: 1-290, pls 1-5 [171]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Broken Hill Complex (BHC)

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Species Mesophleps truncatella Li & Sattler, 2012

Mesophleps truncatella Li, H. & Sattler, K. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1–82 [47].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH genitalia slide no. 30889 ♂, Australia, Queensland, Kuranda.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1♂ 5♀, Queensland, Kuranda; BMNH 1♂, Qld, Cairns; BMNH 1♀, Qld, Toowong; BMNH 2♀, Northern Territory, Darwin; BMNH 1♀, Vanuatu, Erromanga; BMNH 1♀, Vanuatu, Aneityum.

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Genus Pauroneura Turner, 1919

Pauroneura Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [120].
Type species:
Pauroneura brachysticha Turner, 1919 by monotypy.

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Species Pauroneura brachysticha Turner, 1919

Pauroneura brachysticha Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [121].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC.

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Subfamily Dichomerinae

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Genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818

Dichomeris Hübner, J. 1818. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge. Augsburg : Hübner 32 pp. 40 pls. [25].
Type species:
Dichomeris ligulella Hübner, 1818 by subsequent designation.
Elasmion Hübner, J. 1808. Erste Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge. Augsburg. 8 pp. [6] [suppr.].
Oxybelia Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [407].
Type species:
Tinea capucinella Hübner, 1796 by subsequent designation.
Rhinosia Treitschke, G.F. in Ochsenheimer, F. 1833. Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. Leipzig : Fleisher Vol. 9(2). [9].
Type species:
Tinea ustalella Fabricius, 1794 by subsequent designation.
Anorthosia Clemens, B. 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology. No. 4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 12: 156-174 [161].
Type species:
Anorthosia punctipennella Clemens, 1860 by monotypy.
Rhobonda Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [802] [nec Walker, 1863].
Type species:
Rhobonda punctatella Walker, 1864 by monotypy.
Carna 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] [1038] [repl. name, nec Gistl, 1848].
Gaesa Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 562-835 [803].
Type species:
Gaesa decusella Walker, 1864 by monotypy.
Begoe Chambers, 1872.
Type species:
Begoe costolutella Chambers, 1872 by original designation.
Sagaritis Chambers, 1872.
Type species:
Sagaritis gracilella Chambers, 1872 by monotypy.
Malacotricha Zeller, P.C. 1873. [Details not found]. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 23 [279, 280, 282].
Type species:
Gelechia bilobella Zeller, 1873 by subsequent designation.
Eurysara Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [167].
Type species:
Eurysara pleurophaea Turner, 1919 by monotypy.
Euryzancla Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [131].
Type species:
Euryzancla melanophylla Turner, 1919 by original designation.
Macrozancla Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [130].
Type species:
Macrozancla mendica Turner by monotypy.
Brochometis Meyrick, E. 1923. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(20): 609-640. [625].
Type species:
Dichomeris plexigramma Meyrick, 1922 by original designation.
Holaxyra Meyrick, E. 1913. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 22: 160-182 [176].
Type species:
Holaxyra ampycota Meyrick, 1913 by original designation.
Hylograptis Meyrick, E. 1910. Descriptions Malayan Micro-lepidoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1910: 430-478 [450].
Type species:
Hylograptis thryptica Meyrick, 1910 by monotypy.
Telephila Meyrick, E. 1923. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(20): 609-640. [626].
Type species:
Ypsolophus schmidtiellus Heyden, 1848 by original designation.
Rhadinophylla Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [166].
Type species:
Rhadinophylla siderosema Turner, 1919 by monotypy.
Arotria Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [387].
Type species:
Arotria iophaea Meyrick, 1904 by monotypy.
Atasthalistis Meyrick, E. 1886. Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1886: 189-296 [279].
Type species:
Atasthalistis pyrocosma Meyrick, 1886 by subsequent designation.
Croesopola Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [410].
Type species:
Atasthalistis euchroa Lower, 1900 by monotypy.

General References

Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [107] (Note #154: Dichomeris Hübner, 1818. Hodges (1986) synonymises many genera with Dichomeris Hübner. This includes Holaxyra Meyrick, Rhadinophylla Turner, Arotria Meyrick and Atasthalistis Meyrick which are here retained as separate. Note #155: Elasmion Hübner, [1808] was dealt with in ICZN Opinion 789)

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Species Dichomeris achlyodes (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus achlyodes Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [432].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, NSW, Sydney.
Euryzancla polyommata Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [131].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀, NSW, Sydney.

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Species Dichomeris acrogypsa Turner, 1919

Dichomeris acrogypsa Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [168].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Rosewood.

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Species Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)

Mesophleps acuminatus Staudinger, O. 1876. [Details not found]. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 37 [148].
Hypsolophus ianthes Meyrick, E. 1887. Descriptions of some exotic Microlepidoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1887: 269-280 [273].
Ypsolophus rusticus Walsingham, 1892.
Ypsolophus ammoxanthus Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [430].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.
Ypsolophus ochrophanes Meyrick, E. 1907. Descriptions of Indian Micro-lepidoptera. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 976-993 [981].

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Species Dichomeris adactella (Walker, 1864)

Gelechia adactella 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] [1027].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia.

General References

Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [108] (Note #156: Dichomeris adactella (Walker, 1864). The holotype is present in the BMNH but is unspread and not readily identifiable. Precise identification must await a thorough study. It is included here on the authority of Meyrick (1925b) who doubtfully included it in Dichomeris Hübner)

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Species Dichomeris ancylosticha (Turner, 1919)

Dichomeris ancylosticha Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [169].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, QLD, Eidsvold.

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Species Dichomeris capnites (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus capnites Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [435].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

General References

Anon 2014. Autumn Cluster Moth 10th Anniversary. News Bulletin, Entomological Society of Queensland 42(4): 86-87

Burwell, C.J. & Wright, S.G. 2004. Autumn aggregations of Dichomeris capnites (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). News Bulletin, Entomological Society of Queensland 32(4): 90-93

Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172

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Species Dichomeris chalcophaea Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris chalcophaea Meyrick, E. 1921. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(13–15). pp. 385-416, 417-448, 449-480 [434].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, QLD, Brisbane.

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Species Dichomeris cirrhostola Turner, 1919

Dichomeris cirrhostola Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [169].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC.

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Species Dichomeris dryinodes (Lower, 1897)

Ypsolophus dryinodes Lower, O.B. 1897. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21: 50-60 [58].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA.

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Species Dichomeris dysorata Turner, 1919

Dichomeris dysorata Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [170].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂, NSW, Sydney.

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Species Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)

Anarsia holomela Lower, O.B. 1897. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21: 50-60 [57].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, Broken Hill.

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Species Dichomeris iodorus (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus iodorus Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [432].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD, Brisbane.

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Species Dichomeris iophaea Meyrick, 1904

Arotria iophaea Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [387].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD, Toowoomba.

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Species Dichomeris lutivittata Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris lutivittata Meyrick, E. 1921. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(13–15). pp. 385-416, 417-448, 449-480 [434].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, QLD, Toowong.

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Species Dichomeris lygropa (Lower, 1903)

Ypsolophus lygropa Lower, O.B. 1903. Descriptions of New Australian Noctuina, etc. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 27-74 [70].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, SA, Wayville.

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Species Dichomeris melanophylla (Turner, 1919)

Euryzancla melanophylla Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [131].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, QLD, Brisbane.

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Species Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus melichrous Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [431].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂ (Type is a male , not female as stated), Broken Hill.

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Species Dichomeris mesoctenis Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris mesoctenis Meyrick, E. 1921. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(13–15). pp. 385-416, 417-448, 449-480 [434].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, QLD, Brisbane.

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Species Dichomeris ochreoviridella (Pagenstecher, 1900)

Ceratophora ochreoviridella Pagenstecher, A.F. 1900. Die Lepidopteren Fauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Mit Berückstichtigung der thiergeographischen und biologischen Verhältnisse systematisch dargestellt. Teil II. Die Nachfalter. Zoologica (New York) 29: 1-268 pp., 2 pls [236].
Atasthalistis euchroa Lower, O.B. 1900. Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 29-51, 403-423 [47].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, QLD, Brisbane.

General References

Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [108] (Not #157: Atasthalistis ochreoviridella (Pageristecher, 1900) was dated as January 1900 by Durrant (1915). The date of Atasthalistis euchroa Lower, 1900 is 8 August 1900)

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Species Dichomeris peristylis (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus peristylis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [431].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.
Dichomeris perlevis Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [168].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC.

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Species Dichomeris plasticus (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus plasticus Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [433].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

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Species Dichomeris pleuroleuca Turner, 1919

Dichomeris pleuroleuca Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [169].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀, QLD, Eidsvold.

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Species Dichomeris pleurophaea (Turner, 1919)

Eurysara pleurophaea Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [167].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, QLD, Coolangatta.
Dichomeris hyalombra Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 2(16–19): 481-512, 513-544, 545-576, 577-608. [503].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂, QLD, Cairns.

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Species Dichomeris pyrocosma Meyrick, 1886

Atasthalistis pyrocosma Meyrick, E. 1886. Descriptions of Lepidoptera from the South Pacific. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1886: 189-296 [280].

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Species Dichomeris siderosema Turner, 1919

Rhadinophylla siderosema Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [166].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀, North QLD, Mourilyan.

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Species Dichomeris thanatopsis (Lower, 1901)

Ypsolophus thanatopsis Lower, O.B. 1901. Descriptons of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 25: 63-98 [82].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA.
Macrozancla mendica Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [130].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀, QLD, Gympie.

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Species Dichomeris thryptica Meyrick, 1910

Hylograptis thryptica Meyrick, E. 1910. Descriptions Malayan Micro-lepidoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1910: 430-478 [451].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

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Species Dichomeris tricolor (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Ypsolophus tricolor Felder, C., Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. 1875. [1874-1875]. Lepidoptera. Heft IV, V. Atlas der Heterocera Sphingida. Noctuida. Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. (Zoologischer Theil). Wien. Band 2 (Abtheilung 2). vi+548 pp. 140 pls.

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Species Dichomeris xuthochyta Turner, 1919

Dichromeris xuthochyta Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [168].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC.

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Species Dichomeris zygophorus (Meyrick, 1904)

Ypsolophus zygophorus Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [430].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

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Genus Helcystogramma Zeller, 1877

Helcystogramma Zeller, P.C. 1877. Exotische Microlepidoptera. Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae 13: 3-493 [369].
Type species:
Gelechia obseratella Zeller, 1877 by subsequent designation.
Dectobathra Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [412].
Type species:
Dectobathra choristis Meyrick, 1904 by original designation.
Myconita Meyrick, E. 1923. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 3(1–2): 1-32, 33-64. [27].
Type species:
Ceratophora plutelliformis Snellen, 1901 by original designation, see Snellen van Vollenhoven, S.C. 1901. Beschrijvingen van nieuwe exotische Tortricinen, Tineinen en Pteophorinen benevens aanteekeningen over reeds bekend gemaakte soorten. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 44: 67-98 [84].

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Species Helcystogramma amethystina (Meyrick, 1904)

Dectobathra amethystina Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [300].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

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Species Helcystogramma ceramochroa (Turner, 1919)

Aulacomima ceramochroa Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172.

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Species Helcystogramma choristis (Meyrick, 1904)

Dectobathra choristis Meyrick, E. 1904. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. XVIII. Gelechiadae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 255-441 [300].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH.

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Species Helcystogramma euargyra (Turner, 1919)

Helcystogramma euargyra Turner, A.J. 1919. The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31: 108-172 [120].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, QLD, Killarney.

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Species Helcystogramma hapalyntis Meyrick, 1911

Brachmia hapalyntis Meyrick, E. 1911. Revision of Australian Tortricina (contd.). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 36: 224-303 [724].

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Genus Aproaerema Durrant, 1897

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Species Aproaerema coracina (Meyrick, 1921)

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Species Idiophantis chiridota Meyrick, 1914

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Genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825

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Species Mesophleps apentheta (Turner, 1919)

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Species Mesophleps argonota (Lower, 1901)

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Species Mesophleps chloranthes (Lower, 1900)

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Species Mesophleps crocina (Meyrick, 1904)

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