Hellinsia

Hellinsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Tribe:	Oidaematophorini
Genus:	Hellinsia Tutt, 1905
Synonyms
LeioptilusWallengren, 1862 (homonym) UtucaWalker, 1864 LioptilusZeller, 1867 (emendation, homonym of Lioptilus Cabanis, 1850) PaulianilusGibeaux, 1994 [1]

Hellinsia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It was created by J.W. Tutt in honour of the entomologist John Hellins. ^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

• Hellinsia acuminatus (Meyrick, 1920)
• Hellinsia adumbratus (Walsingham, 1881)
• Hellinsia aegyptiacus (Rebel, 1914)
• Hellinsia aethiopicus (Amsel, 1963)
• Hellinsia agraphodactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Hellinsia aguilerai Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia aistleitneri Arenberger, 2006
• Hellinsia albidactylus (Yano, 1963)
• Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939)
• Hellinsia aldabrensis (T.B. Fletcher, 1910)
• Hellinsia alfaroi Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia ammonias (Meyrick, 1909)
• Hellinsia angela Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia angulofuscus (Gielis, 1991)
• Hellinsia ares (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia argutus
• Hellinsia arion (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia aruna Arenberger, 1991
• Hellinsia auster (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908) (sometimes placed in Oidaematophorus )
• Hellinsia barbatus
• Hellinsia basalis (Möschler, 1890)
• Hellinsia basuto Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011 ^[3]
• Hellinsia batallonica
• Hellinsia bawana Arenberger, 2010
• Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia beneficus (Yano & Heppner, 1983)
• Hellinsia bengtssoni Gielis, 2009
• Hellinsia betsiae (Gielis, 1991)
• Hellinsia bhutanensis
• Hellinsia biangulata Gielis & de Vos, 2006
• Hellinsia bigoti (Rougeot, 1983)
• Hellinsia bogotanus (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Hellinsia brandbergi Arenberger, 2004
• Hellinsia cadmus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia cajanuma Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia calais (Meyrick, 1930)
• Hellinsia callidus (Meyrick, 1913)
• Hellinsia canari Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia caras Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia carphodactoides Gielis, 2003
• Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Hellinsia caudelli (Dyar, 1903)
• Hellinsia cervicalis (Meyrick, 1932)
• Hellinsia chamelai (Gielis, 1992)
• Hellinsia chlorias (Meyrick, 1908)
• Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875)
• Hellinsia chuncheonensis Kim, 2009
• Hellinsia cinerarius (Philippi, 1864)
• Hellinsia citrites (Meyrick, 1908)
• Hellinsia cochise (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia colubratus (Meyrick, 1909)
• Hellinsia confusus (Braun, 1930)
• Hellinsia conjunctus (Zeller, 1877)
• Hellinsia conscius (Meyrick, 1920)
• Hellinsia contortus (McDunnough, 1938)
• Hellinsia conyzae (Gibeaux, 1994)
• Hellinsia coquimboicus (Gielis, 1991)
• Hellinsia corvus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia costalba
• Hellinsia costatus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia crescens (Meyrick, 1926)
• Hellinsia cristobalis (B. Landry & Gielis, 1992)
• Hellinsia cuculla Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus Kim, 2009
• Hellinsia delospilus (Meyrick, 1921)
• Hellinsia devriesi (B. Landry & Gielis, 1992)
• Hellinsia didactylites (Ström, 1783)
• Hellinsia discors (Meyrick, 1913)
• Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
• Hellinsia elhacha
• Hellinsia elliottii (Fernald, 1893)
• Hellinsia emmelinoida Gielis, 2008
• Hellinsia emmorus (Walsingham, 1915)
• Hellinsia epileucus (Walsingham, 1915)
• Hellinsia eros (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia excors (Meyrick, 1930)
• Hellinsia falsus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia fieldi (Wright, 1921)
• Hellinsia fishii (Fernald, 1893)
• Hellinsia fissuralba
• Hellinsia fissuripuncta
• Hellinsia fletcheri
• Hellinsia fumiventris (Zeller, 1877)
• Hellinsia furfurosus (Meyrick, 1911)
• Hellinsia fusciciliatus (Zeller, 1877)
• Hellinsia fuscomarginata
• Hellinsia fuscotransversa
• Hellinsia glaphyrotes (Meyrick, 1908)
• Hellinsia glenni (Cashatt, 1972)
• Hellinsia glochinias (Meyrick, 1908)
• Hellinsia grandaevus (Meyrick, 1931)
• Hellinsia grandis (Fish, 1881)
• Hellinsia gratiosus (Fish, 1881)
• Hellinsia gypsotes (Meyrick, 1937)
• Hellinsia habecki Matthews, 2010
• Hellinsia haplistes (Meyrick, 1936)
• Hellinsia harpactes (Meyrick, 1908)
• Hellinsia hebrus (Meyrick, 1932)
• Hellinsia helianthi (Walsingham, 1880)
• Hellinsia hoguei
• Hellinsia hololeucos (Zeller, 1874)
• Hellinsia homodactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia ignifugax (Walsingham, 1915)
• Hellinsia illutus (Meyrick, 1917)
• Hellinsia improbus
• Hellinsia inconditus
• Hellinsia innocens
• Hellinsia inquinatus
• Hellinsia integratus
• Hellinsia inulae
• Hellinsia inulaevorus (Gibeaux, 1989)
• Hellinsia investis
• Hellinsia invidiosus
• Hellinsia iobates (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia iraneaus (Diakonoff, 1952)
• Hellinsia ishiyamanus
• Hellinsia kaiapensis Gielis, 2003
• Hellinsia katangae Gielis, 2009
• Hellinsia kellicottii (Fish, 1881)
• Hellinsia kuwayamai
• Hellinsia laciniata
• Hellinsia lacteodactylus
• Hellinsia lacteolus
• Hellinsia lenis
• Hellinsia lienigianus
• Hellinsia linus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia logistes
• Hellinsia longifrons
• Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia luteolus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia madecasseus (Bigot, 1964)
• Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia maldonadoica Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia malesanus
• Hellinsia mallecoicus
• Hellinsia mauleicus
• Hellinsia medius (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia mesoleucus (Diakonoff, 1952)
• Hellinsia milleri Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia mizar (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia mollis
• Hellinsia mongolicus
• Hellinsia monserrate
• Hellinsia monteverda
• Hellinsia montezerpae
• Hellinsia montufari Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia morenoi Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia nauarches
• Hellinsia nephogenes
• Hellinsia nigricalcarius
• Hellinsia nigridactylus
• Hellinsia nigrosparsus
• Hellinsia nivalis
• Hellinsia nodipes
• Hellinsia nuwara
• Hellinsia obandoi
• Hellinsia obscuricilia
• Hellinsia ochracealis
• Hellinsia ochricostatus
• Hellinsia orellanai Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia ossipellis
• Hellinsia osteodactyla (Zeller, 1841) Type species
• Hellinsia oxyntes
• Hellinsia paccha Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia paleaceus
• Hellinsia pallens Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia palmatus
• Hellinsia pan (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia papallacta Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia paraglochinias
• Hellinsia paramoi
• Hellinsia paraochracealis
• Hellinsia pectodactyla
• Hellinsia pelospilus
• Hellinsia perditus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia phlegmaticus
• Hellinsia phloeochroa
• Hellinsia phoebus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia pichincha Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia pizarroi Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia pollux (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia postnigrata Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia powelli
• Hellinsia praealtus
• Hellinsia praenigratus
• Hellinsia probatus
• Hellinsia procontias
• Hellinsia pseudobarbata
• Hellinsia pseudokorbi
• Hellinsia punctata Gielis, 2009
• Hellinsia puruha Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia quitus Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia rigidus
• Hellinsia ruminahuii Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia scholasticus
• Hellinsia scribarius
• Hellinsia scripta
• Hellinsia sematias
• Hellinsia shillongi Kovtunovich, 2003
• Hellinsia shyri Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia sichuana
• Hellinsia simplicissimus
• Hellinsia siniaevi Kovtunovich, 2003
• Hellinsia siskaellus
• Hellinsia socorroica
• Hellinsia solanoi
• Hellinsia sordidatus
• Hellinsia speideli Gielis, 2003
• Hellinsia spermatias
• Hellinsia sphenites
• Hellinsia spiculibursa
• Hellinsia stadias
• Hellinsia sublatus
• Hellinsia subnotatus
• Hellinsia subochraceus
• Hellinsia sucrei Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia sulphureodactylus
• Hellinsia surinamensis
• Hellinsia tariensis Gielis, 2003
• Hellinsia tephradactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Hellinsia tepidus
• Hellinsia tetraonipennis
• Hellinsia thor
• Hellinsia thoracica
• Hellinsia tinctus
• Hellinsia triadias
• Hellinsia tripunctatus (= Hellinsia serpens )
• Hellinsia triton (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia tupaci Gielis, 2011
• Hellinsia umrani Kovtunovich, 2003
• Hellinsia unicolor
• Hellinsia urbanus
• Hellinsia varioides
• Hellinsia varius (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia venapunctus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
• Hellinsia wamenae Gielis, 2003
• Hellinsia wrangeliensis
• Hellinsia zetes

Former species

• Hellinsia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)
• Hellinsia pacifica
• Hellinsia purus

References

1. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)
2. J.W. Tutt 1905 Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Oreodid plume moths. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation vol 17, pp. 34 - 37 [1905]
3. Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. African Invertebrates 52 (1): 167-175. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-05-11.