Adult Elachista rufocinerea, demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid (bottom left) and a spider mite (top left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Euarthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851
Diversity
47 living genera (and see text)
Synonyms
Elachistinae (but see text)
The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly results in a massively paraphyletic and completely unnatural assemblage, united merely by symplesiomorphies retained from the first gelechioid moths.
In fact, most of these moths appear to be either closer to the Oecophorinae and are hence nowadays usually included in the Oecophoridae (Depressariinae, "Deuterogoniinae", Hypertrophinae, Stenomatinae and perhaps the enigmatic Aeolanthes), or constitute quite basal lineages of gelechioids, neither closely related to Elachista nor to Oecophora, and hence best treated as independent families within the Gelechioidea (Agonoxenidae, Ethmiidae). The genus Coelopoeta is sometimes[1] still placed here, but probably belongs in the Oecophorinae.
Consequently, the Elachistidae are essentially identical to the subfamily Elachistinae in the family's wide circumscription. The Agonoxenidae might perhaps belong here regardless, but even this is doubtful. Nonetheless, a considerable number of genera remain in the present family, and eventually it is likely that subdivisions will again be established (e.g. by raising some or all of the tribes proposed for the former Elachistinae to subfamily status).
A significant reduction of genera has been proposed, from the current mass of 20 genera to 3. The proposition was made on the premise of several distinguishing classifications, all of which are synapomorphies. Those include genital size and presence of digitate, adult abdomen segments without dorsal spines, absence of maxillary palpi and fronto-clypeal suture, and immobile abdominal segments in pupae and larvae. Various tribes were considered within the proposition, with most differentiation coming from genital structure.
In the modern, reduced description, the Elachistidae are small to very small moths (wingspans usually around 1 cm). Their wings appear feather-like due to the fine hair covering the wings' fringes, and the hindwings can be significantly reduced in area, essentially consisting of a small strip with a wide hairy fringe. The caterpillars are typically leaf miners or stem miners on Poales.
Contents
1Genera
1.1Fossil record
2Former genera
3Footnotes
4References
Genera
The genera of Elachistidae are:[2]
Elachistinae
Elachista
Eretmograptis Meyrick, 1938
Mylocrita Meyrick, 1922
Myrrhinitis Meyrick, 1913
Perittia Stainton, 1854
Stephensia Stainton, 1858
Urodeta Stainton, 1869
Several small genera colored by some authors are here included in Elachista, as it would otherwise be liable to be non-monophyletic. As noted above, Aeolanthes may also belong here, as the only genus of a subfamily Aeolanthinae. Also possibly included is the Peruvian species Auxotricha ochrogypsa, described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 as the sole member of its genus.
Parametriotinae Capuse, 1971
Agonoxeninae Meyrick, 1925 (alternatively treated as a separate family)
Fossil record
Some prehistoric genera of Elachistidae, known only from fossils, have been described:[3]
Elachistites Kozlov, 1987
Microperittia Kozlov, 1987
Palaeoelachista Kozlov, 1987
Praemendesia Kozlov, 1987
Former genera
Annetennia Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Aristoptila Meyrick, 1932
Atmozostis Meyrick, 1932
Atrinia Sinev, 1992
Austriana Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Atmozostis Meyrick, 1932
Bradleyana Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Calamograptis Meyrick, 1937 (Tineidae)
Canariana Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1921 (Bucculatricidae)
Dicasteris Meyrick, 1906
Dicranoctetes Braun, 1918
Elachistoides Sruoga, 1992
Eupneusta Bradley, 1974
Gibraltarensis Traugott-Olsen, 1996
Habeleria Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Holstia Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Illantis Meyrick, 1921
Kumia Falkovich, 1986
Kuznetzoviana Traugott-Olsen, 1996
Mendesina de Joannis, 1902
Microplitica Meyrick, 1935
Ogmograptis Meyrick, 1935 (Bucculatricidae)
Paraperittia Rebel, 1916
Perittoides Sinev, 1992
Petrochroa Busck, 1914
Phaneroctena A.J.Turner, 1923 (Cosmopterigidae)
Phthinostoma Meyrick, 1914
Polymetis Walsingham, 1908
Proterochyta Meyrick, 1918 (Scythrididae)
Sineviana Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Sruogania Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Symphoristis Meyrick, 1918
Whitebreadia Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Footnotes
^See e.g. references in Savela (2004)
^Wikispecies (2009-NOV-09), and see references in Savela (2004)
^Wikispecies (2009-NOV-09)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elachistidae.
Data related to Elachistidae at Wikispecies See also Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
.mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps} Savela, Markku (2004): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Elachistidae. Version of 2004-OCT-03. Retrieved 2010-APR-21.
Kaila, Lauri (1999): Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea); Phylogeny and classification. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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Extant Lepidoptera families
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Suborder Zeugloptera
Micropterigoidea
Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)
Suborder Aglossata
Agathiphagoidea
Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)
Suborder Heterobathmiina
Heterobathmioidea
Heterobathmiidae
Suborder Glossata
Dacnonypha
Eriocranioidea
Eriocraniidae
Acanthoctesia
Acanthopteroctetoidea
Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)
Lophocoronina
Lophocoronoidea
Lophocoronidae
Neopseustina
Neopseustoidea
Aenigmatineidae
Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)
Exoporia
Hepialoidea
Anomosetidae
Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths)
Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths)
Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths)
Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)
Mnesarchaeoidea
Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)
H e t e r o n e u r a
M o n o t r y s i a
Incurvarioidea
Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths)
Cecidosidae
Crinopterygidae
Heliozelidae
Incurvariidae
Prodoxidae (yucca moths)
Andesianoidea
Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)
Nepticuloidea
Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths)
Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)
Palaephatoidea
Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)
Tischerioidea
Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)
D i t r y s i a
Simaethistoidea
Simaethistidae
Tineoidea
Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths)
Arrhenophanidae
Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths)
Lypusidae
Psychidae (bagworm moths)
Tineidae (fungus moths)
Gracillarioidea
Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers)
Douglasiidae (Douglas moths)
Gracillariidae
Roeslerstammiidae
Yponomeutoidea
Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths)
Bedelliidae
Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths)
Heliodinidae
Lyonetiidae
Plutellidae
Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)
Ypsolophidae
Gelechioidea
Autostichidae
Batrachedridae
Blastobasidae
Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths)
Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths)
Elachistidae (grass-miner moths)
Gelechiidae (twirler moths)
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths)
Metachandidae
Momphidae (mompha moths)
Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Pterolonchidae
Scythrididae (flower moths)
Xyloryctidae (timber moths)
Galacticoidea
Galacticidae
Zygaenoidea
Heterogynidae
Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths)
Himantopteridae
Lacturidae
Somabrachyidae
Megalopygidae (flannel moths)
Aididae
Anomoeotidae
Cyclotornidae
Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths)
Dalceridae (slug caterpillars)
Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)
Cossoidea
Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths)
Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)
Sesioidea
Brachodidae (little bear moths)
Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths)
Sesiidae (clearwing moths)
Choreutoidea
Choreutidae (metalmark moths)
Tortricoidea
Tortricidae (tortrix moths)
Urodoidea
Urodidae (false burnet moths)
Schreckensteinioidea
Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)
Epermenioidea
Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)
Alucitoidea
Alucitidae (many-plumed moths)
Tineodidae (false plume moths)
Pterophoroidea
Pterophoridae (plume moths)
Whalleyanoidea
Whalleyanidae
Immoidea
Immidae
Copromorphoidea
Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths)
Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)
Hyblaeoidea
Hyblaeidae (teak moths)
Pyraloidea
Pyralidae (snout moths)
Crambidae (grass moth)
Thyridoidea
Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)
Mimallonoidea
Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)
Lasiocampoidea
Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)
Bombycoidea
Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth)
Apatelodidae (American silkworm moths)
Bombycidae (silk moths)
Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths)
Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth)
Endromidae (Kentish glory and relatives)
Eupterotidae
Phiditiidae
Saturniidae (saturniids)
Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms)
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