Blastobasis

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Blastobasis
DSC08146 British Moths, Blastobasis lacticolella.jpg
Resting adult of B. lacticolella
from Lincolnshire (UK)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Subfamily: Blastobasinae
Tribe: Blastobasini
Genus: Blastobasis
Zeller, 1855
Type species
Oecophora phycidella
Zeller, 1839
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms [1]

EpistetusWalsingham, 1894
PloeophoraWalsingham & Durrant, 1909 (unjustified emendation)
PloiophoraW.G.Dietz, 1900
ProsthesisWalsingham, 1908[ verification needed ]XenodochiumT.B. Fletcher, 1929
EuresiaDietz, 1910
Zenodochium Walsingham, 1908(disputed)

Contents

Blastobasis is the type genus of the gelechioid moth family Blastobasidae; in some arrangements these are placed in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as a subfamily. Within the Blastobasidae, the subfamily Blastobasinae (or tribe Blastobasini, if united with the concealer moths) has been established to distinguish the Blastobasis lineage from the group around Holcocera , but the delimitation is not yet well-resolved. [2]

The monophyly of this genus the largest of its family, containing at present about half the described Blastobasidae species is seriously in doubt. Many presumed relatives have been separated in small or even monotypic genera, which may actually represent specialized lineages within the Blastobasis assemblage. On the other hand, some formerly-independent genera are usually included in Blastobasis at the moment. Agnoea , Auximobasis , Euresia and Zenodochium are sometimes included here but considered distinct by other authors. [3]

Species

Species of Blastobasis include: [4]

Footnotes

  1. Wikispecies (2008-MAY-02)
  2. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), ToL (2008), and see references in Savela (2001)
  3. AEBR (2008), Wikispecies (2008-MAY-02), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2001)
  4. FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2001)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gelechioidea</span> Superfamily of moths

Gelechioidea is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large and poorly understood '"micromoth" superfamily, constituting one of the basal lineages of the Ditrysia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blastobasidae</span> Family of moths

The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as subfamily Blastobasinae. The Symmocidae are sometimes included in the Blastobasidae as subfamily or tribe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scythrididae</span> Family of moths

Scythrididae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear teardrop-shaped.

<i>Holcocera</i> Moth genus in family Blastobasidae

Holcocera is a gelechoid moth genus of the family Blastobasidae. There are about 70 described species.

Neoblastobasis is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae.

<i>Pigritia</i> Moth genus in family Blastobasidae

Pigritia is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae.

Pseudohypatopa is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae. The genus was described by Sinev in 1986.

<i>Ethmia</i> Genus of moths

Ethmia is a large genus of small moths. It is the type genus of the gelechioid family Ethmiidae, which is sometimes included in Elachistidae or Oecophoridae as subfamily.

<i>Depressaria</i> Genus of moths

Depressaria is a genus of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is the type genus of subfamily Depressariinae, which is often – particularly in older treatments – considered a distinct family Depressariidae or included in the Elachistidae, but actually seems to belong in the Oecophoridae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symmocinae</span> Family of moths

The Symmocinae are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. These small moths are found mainly in the Palearctic and Africa.

<i>Elachista</i> Genus of moths

Elachista is a genus of gelechioid moths described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1833. It is the type genus of the grass-miner moth family (Elachistidae). This family is sometimes circumscribed very loosely, including for example the Agonoxenidae and Ethmiidae which seem to be quite distinct among the Gelechioidea, as well as other lineages which are widely held to be closer to Oecophora than to Elachista and are thus placed in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae here.

Blastobasis vittata is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It was thought to be endemic to Madeira but is now known to inhabit the Netherlands, France, the Channel Islands, England and Northern Ireland.

<i>Agonopterix</i> Genus of moths

Agonopterix is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is placed in the family Depressariidae, which was often – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of the Oecophoridae or included in the Elachistidae.

Blastobasis repartella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado, Maine, South Dakota and Illinois.

Blastobasis indigesta is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.

Blastobasis determinata is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa.

<i>Blastobasis marmorosella</i> Moth species in genus Blastobasis

Blastobasis marmorosella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Madeira and in Portugal and Spain. This species has been accidentally introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Blastobasis confectella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Texas.

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