| Anthelidae | |
|---|---|
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| Chelepteryx collesi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Anthelidae Turner 1904 |
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order Lepidoptera. It had earlier been considered to be part of the Lasiocampoidea superfamily, but a 2008 molecular phylogenetic study, supported by a 2011 study, resulted in reincluding the Anthelidae in the superfamily Bombycoidea. [1] [2]
The subfamily Anthelinae consists of a total of nine genera and ninety-four species. [3] Of these, seven genera and about ninety-one species, while the subfamily Munychryiinae comprises two genera and three species: [3]
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) in Kitching, Ian J; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris A; St Laurent, Ryan A; Naumann, Stefan; Ballesteros Mejia, Liliana; Kawahara, Akito Y (12 February 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6) e22236. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236 . PMC 5904559 . PMID 29674935.