- Lecithoceridae
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Long-horned moths 
Crocanthes glycina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Glossata (unranked): Ditrysia Superfamily: Gelechioidea Family: Lecithoceridae Diversity Over 100 genera
nearly 900 speciesLecithoceridae (long-horned moths) is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.
Systematics
Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into the following subfamilies:
- Lecithocerinae
- Torodorinae
- Oditinae (sometimes included in Xyloryctidae)
The following genera names are available, and are included in the family Lecithoceridae:[1]
- Abrachmia
- Achoria
- Aeolanthes
- Alciphanes
- Amaloxestis
- Anamimnesis
- Anaxyrina
- Andusia
- Antiochtha
- Aproparia
- Asbolistis
- Asmenistis
- Athymoris
- Atrichozancla
- Cacogamia
- Carodista
- Catacreagra
- Ceuthomadarus
- Corthyntis
- Crocanthes
- Crocogma
- Cubitomoris
- Cynicocrates
- Cynicostola
- Decuaria
- Deltoplastis
- Demopractis
- Dinochares
- Dolichotorna
- Doxogenes
- Dragmatucha
- Eccedoxa
- Enthetica
- Epharmonia
- Ephelochna
- Epimactis
- Eridachtha
- Eurodachtha
- Exorgana
- Frisilia
- Fulvitalia
- Galoxestis
- Glaucolychna
- Habrogenes
- Halolaguna
- Heteralcis
- Heterodeltis
- Heteroderces
- Hoenea
- Homaloxestis
- Hygroplasta
- Hyperochtha
- Hypochasmia
- Hyptiastis
- Idiopteryx
- Ilioparsis
- Isotypa
- Kalocyrma
- Lecithocera
- Lecitholaxa
- Longipenis
- Macrernis
- Macroceras
- Malachoherca
- Merocrates
- Mexytocerus
- Mnesteria
- Monerista
- Myriopleura
- Neocorodes
- Nephelographa
- Nosphistica
- Nyctocyrma
- Oecia
- Olbothrepta
- Opacoptera
- Orphanoclera
- Oxygnostis
- Parelliptis
- Periphorectis
- Phanoschista
- Phatnotis
- Philarachnis
- Philharmonia
- Philoptila
- Placanthes
- Plagiocrossa
- Pompographa
- Proesochtha
- Protolychnis
- Psammoris
- Pseudocrates
- Ptilothyris
- Quassitagma
- Recontracta
- Rhizosthenes
- Rhyparomatrix
- Scaeostrepta
- Scythropiodes
- Siderostigma
- Siovata
- Sisyrodonta
- Spatulignatha
- Sphaerolbia
- Stryphnocopa
- Styloceros
- Synesarga
- Syntetarca
- Technographa
- Tegenocharis
- Teucrodoxa
- Thamnopalpa
- Thubana
- Thymbritis
- Timyra
- Tingentera
- Tipha
- Tirallis
- Tiriza
- Tisis
- Tonosa
- Torodora
- Toxotarca
- Trichernis
- Trichoboscis
- Uipsa
- Urolaguna
References
- ^ "Lecithoceridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?FAMILY=lecithoceridae. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
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