| Apatelodidae | |
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| Apatelodes torrefacta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 [1] |
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Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, [2] [1] though they have in the past been considered a subfamily of Bombycidae.
Species are exclusively found in the New World, with the highest diversity in the Neotropical realm.
Apatelodidae is undergoing taxonomic and phylogenetic revision, [3] as a result of which the exact numbers of genera and species included have been subject to frequent change. "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea" (Kitching et al. 2018) lists twelve genera and 182 species for the family. [1] [4]
Not included in the checklist are taxonomic changes that occurred shortly before, or since, publication. Some examples of such changes are the addition of genera Arotros (transferred from Bombycidae in 2019) [4] and Asocia (newly described in 2021) [5] to Apatelodidae, the synonymization of Apatelodes florisa to Apatelodes schreiteri , [3] or the description of several new species such as Apatelodes navarroi , [3] Pantelodes camacana , [6] and seven new species of Arotros. [7]
Apatelodidae has historically been placed as subfamily Apatelodinae within the Bombycidae, alongside Phiditiinae and Epiinae. Recent revisions of the taxonomy of Bombycoidea have seen both Apatelodidae and Phiditiidae elevated to separate families within the superfamily, while Epiinae remains a subfamily of Bombycidae. During those taxonomical revisions, several genera formerly placed in Apatelodinae—such as Anticla and Quentalia —were transferred to Epiinae. [4]
The list below follows the 2018 Global Checklist of Bombycoidea of Kitching et al, [1] with exception of changes since, in which case an additional reference is given.
Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths, including the silk moths, giant silk moths, sphinx moths, saturniids, and relatives. The superfamily Lasiocampoidea is a close relative and was historically sometimes merged in this group. After many years of debate and shifting taxonomies, the most recent classifications treat the superfamily as containing 10 constituent families.
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.
The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.
Apatelodes torrefacta, the spotted apatelodes, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.
Ephoria is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was previously known as Colabata, as a result of Herrich-Schäffer's Synopsis familiarum Lepidopterorum—in which Ephoria was introduced—having been published twice. The earlier of these publications precedes that of Walker's Colabata in 1856, making the latter the junior synonym.
Drepatelodes is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae.
Falcatelodes is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was erected by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929, and contains a single species, Falcatelodes anava, which was first described by Herbert Druce in 1890.
Apatelodes is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae first described by Packard in 1864.
Thelosia is a genus of moths of the Apatelodidae family. It was first described in 1896 by William Schaus, containing at the time three species: Thelosia phalaena, T. camina and T. truvena. Since then, several additional species have been described.
Thyrioclostera is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae which was erected in 1929 by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt. It is monotypic, having a single species, Thyrioclostera trespuntada originally described as Callopistria trespuntada by Paul Dognin in 1894, and which is known from Ecuador and Peru.
Zanola is a genus of moths in the family Apatelodidae.
Apatelodes schreiteri is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
Pantelodes satellitia is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Costa Rica, French Guiana and Bolivia. It was transferred from Apatelodes to the newly-established genus Pantelodes by Daniel Herbin in 2017.
Apatelodes thinaha is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Apatelodes xanthapex is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Thelosia truncata is a moth in the Apatelodidae family. It was first described by William Schaus in 1894, as Trabala (?) truncata. It is found in Brazil (Parana).
Thelosia postflavida is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929, with a type locality in Brazil.
Thelosia resputa is a moth species in the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929 based on a female specimen from the collection of Otto Staudinger held by the Natural History Museum, Berlin. The location where the type specimen was collected is unknown, and the species therefore has no type locality.
Olceclostera is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae.
Pantelodes is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: Pantelodes satellitia and eight newly described species previously identified as the former. In 2021, an additional species, Pantelodes camacana, was described. The distribution of the genus is Neotropical.