Helcystogramma

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Helcystogramma
Helcystogramma rufescens.JPG
Helcystogramma rufescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Dichomeridinae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Zeller, 1877
Type species
Gelechia obseratella
Zeller, 1877
Synonyms
  • CeratophoraHeinemann, 1870
  • TeuchophanesMeyrick, 1914
  • SchemataspisMeyrick, 1918
  • ParelectraMeyrick, in Wytsman, 1925
  • PsamathoscopaMeyrick, 1937
  • AnathyrsotisMeyrick, 1939
  • ParelectroidesClarke, 1952

Helcystogramma is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877.

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Distribution and diversity

The genus is distributed almost worldwide, with around half of known taxa occurring in Asia. In 1997 there were about 93 valid species, [1] and more have since been described. [2]

Species

Helcystogramma trijunctum Helcystogramma trijunctum.jpg
Helcystogramma trijunctum
Helcystogramma rufescens larva Helcystogramma rufescens larva 2.jpg
Helcystogramma rufescens larva

Former species

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References

  1. Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
  2. Li, H. H. & Zhen, H. (April 15, 2011). "Review of the genus Helcystogramma Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Dichomeridinae) from China". Journal of Natural History. 45 (17–18): 1035–1087. doi:10.1080/00222933.2011.552798.