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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 Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae but this is no longer maintained since the last group is probably hierarchically nested within the first.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 aarviki is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Epermenia agassizi is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Epermenia costomaculata is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
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 hamata is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.
Epermenia kenyacola is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Kenya and Malawi.
Epermenia paramalawica 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.
Epermenia turicola is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Gnathifera punctata is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Northern Cape.
Ochromolopis cana is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.
Ochromolopis sagittella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Phaulernis africana is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Phaulernis montuosa is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya, Malawi 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.
Mesepermenia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2004. Its only species, Mesepermenia malgachica, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found on Madagascar.
References
- ↑ Gaedike, R. 2013: New or poorly known Epermeniidae of the Afrotropis (Lepidoptera, Epermenioidea). Beiträge zur Entomologie 63(1): 149-168.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Inuncus juratae Gaedike, 2013". Afromoths. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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