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Epermeniidae or the fringe-tufted moths is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order with about 14 genera. Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae but this is no longer maintained since the last group is probably hierarchically nested within the first. They are presently placed in their own superfamily but have previously been placed among the Yponomeutoidea or Copromorphoidea with which they share some features. Their systematic placement among the apoditrysian group "Obtectomera" is however uncertain. They show some morphological similarities to the "plume moths", for example the wing fringe has similar groups of scales. There are also some similarities to Schreckensteinioidea, for example spiny legs and at least in some species an open-network cocoon. The genus Thambotricha from New Zealand may be the sister group of all other extant members. The most important genera are Epermenia, Ochromolopis and Gnathifera. The group has been extensively revised and catalogued by Dr Reinhard Gaedike.
Epermenia is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Gnathifera is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae.
Gnathifera australica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
Gnathifera bipunctata is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
Gnathifera queenslandi is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.
Gnathifera paraphronesa is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
Gnathifera acacivorella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.
Gnathifera paropsias is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1972. It is found in Australia.
Gnathifera hollowayi is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1981. It is found in New Caledonia, east of Australia.
Epermenia aarviki is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Epermenia dallastai is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Epermenia formosa is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Epermenia ruwenzorica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Epermenia tenuipennella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Epermenia triacuta is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Namibia.
Phaulernis africana is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Africepermenia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. Its sole species, Africepermenia tanzanica, was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2004. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Inuncus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. Its sole species, Inuncus juratae, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
References
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- ↑ Gaedike, R. 2013: New or poorly known Epermeniidae of the Afrotropis (Lepidoptera, Epermenioidea). ISSN 0005-805X Beiträge zur Entomologie 63 (1): 149-168. Abstract:
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Gnathifera punctata Gaedike, 2013". Afromoths. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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