Nepticulidae

Trifurcula headleyella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nepticuloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Nepticulina Superfamilia: Nepticuloidea

Familia: Nepticulidae
Subfamiliae: Nepticulinae
Genera (31): Acalyptris – Areticulata – Artaversala – Bohemannia – Brachinepticula – Casanovula – Ectoedemia – Enteucha – Etaina – Fedalmia – Fomoria – Glaucolepis – Hesperolyra – Johanssoniella – Levarchama – Manoneura – Menurella – Microcalyptris – Muhabbetana – Neotrifurcula – Niepeltia – Ozadelpha – Parafomoria – Pectinivalva – Roscidotoga – Simplimorpha – Sinopticula – Stigmella – Stigmellites – Trifurcula – Varius – Zimmermannia

Genera synonymized: Astigmella – Obrussa

Name

Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854

Type genus: Nepticula Heyden, 1843

Synonyms

• Stigmellidae Hampson, 1918
• Pectinivalvinae Scoble, 1983 (synonymized by Puplesis, 1994: 36)
• Nepticulinae Stainton, 1854
• Tigmellinae Hampson, 1918
• Trifurculinae Scoble 1983 (synonymized by van Nieukerken et al., 2016: 102)
• Nepticulini Stainton, 1854
• Stigmellini Hampson, 1918
• Trifurculini Scoble, 1983 (synonymized by van Nieukerken et al., 2016: 102)

References

• Doorenweerd, C., van Nieukerken, E.J., Sohn, J-C. & Labandeira, C.C. 2015. A revised checklist of Nepticulidae fossils (Lepidoptera) indicates an Early Cretaceous origin. Zootaxa 3963(3): 295–334. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.3.2. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Hoare, R.J.B. 2000. A new genus of primitive Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from eastern Australia, with a revised diagnosis of nepticulid subfamilies. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 128(3): 289–317. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2000.tb00165.x Reference page. 
• Hoare, R.J.B., Johansson, R., van Nieukerken, E.J. & Nielsen, E.S. 1997. Australian Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): redescription of the named species. Entomologica Scandinavica 28: 1–26.
• Navickaité, A., Diškus, A., Stonis, J.R. & Dobrynina, V. 2011. Taxonomic catalogue of the world Nepticuloidea and Tischerioidea (Lepidoptera) described by members of the Biosystematics Research Group (Lithuania) up to 2009. Acta Zoologica Lituanica 21(2): 113–132. Reference page. 
• Navickaité, A., Diškus, A. & Stonis, J.R. 2011. Review of Nepticulidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) occurring in the Curonian Spit (Baltic Coast of Lithuania). Acta Zoologica Lituanica 21(3): 221–231. Reference page. 
• van Nieukerken, E.J. 1983. The Cistaceae-feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of the western Palaearctic region. Systematic Entomology 8(4): 453–478. Abstract: DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1983.tb00495.x
• van Nieukerken, E.J. 1986. A provisional phylogenetic check-list of the western palaearctic Nepticulidae, with data on hostplants (Lepidoptera). Insect Systematics & Evolution 17(1): 1–24. Abstract: DOI: 10.1163/187631286X00099
• van Nieukerken, E.J., Doorenweerd, C., Nishida, K. & Snyers, C. 2016. New taxa, including three new genera show uniqueness of Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera). ZooKeys 628: 1-63. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.628.9805. Reference page. 
• van Nieukerken, E.J., Doorenweerd, C., Hoare, R.J.B. & Davis, D.R. 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys 628: 65-246. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.628.9799. Reference page. 
• Puplesis, R., Diškus, A. & Robinson, G.S. 2000. A review of the Central and South American Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with special reference to Belize. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum: Entomology 69(1): 3–115.
• Puplesis, R., Diškus, A. & Robinson, G.S. 2002. New Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the western Amazonian rainforest and the Andes of Ecuador. [ISSN 0968-0454|Bulletin of the Natural History Museum: Entomology]] 71(1): 1–58. Abstract: DOI: 10.1017/S0968045402000020
• Puplesis, R., Diškus, A., Robinson, G.S. & Onore, G. 2002. A review and checklist of the Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum: Entomology 71(1)': 59–76. Abstract: DOI: 10.1017/S0968045402000032
• Stonis, J.R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A. & Noreika, R. 2013. New Nepticulidae species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from the Yucatán Peninsula (SE Mexico). Zootaxa 3609(2): 223–230. Abstract: DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.8
• Stonis, J.R. & Rociené, A. 2013. Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (2). Study of a collection sample deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, with descriptions of new species and a checklist. Zootaxa 3652(1): 75–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3652.1.3
• Stonis, J.R. & Rocienė, A. 2013. Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (1). Re-examination of the male genitalia of types deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Zootaxa 3652(1): 1–59. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3652.1.1 Reference page. 
• Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A. & Schuster, J.C. 2013c. First discovery of Quercus feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in Central America. Zootaxa 3737(1): 1–23. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.1.1 Reference page. 
• Stonis, Diškus, A., Remeikis, A. & Solis, M.A. 2018. The American Brachinepticula gen. nov. and Manoneura Davis (Nepticulidae): a new generic concept based on a reinforced cathrema in the phallus. Biologija 64(2): 99-128. DOI: 10.6001/biologija.v64i2.3735. Reference page. 
• Stonis, J.R. & Rocienė, A. 2014. Additions to the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia, with descriptions of three new species from Primorskiy Kray. Zootaxa 3846(2): 204–220. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.2 reference page 

Links

• Pitkin, B. & Jenkins, P. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. Online.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Молі-малюткі
English: Midget moths
svenska: Dvärgmalar
中文: 微蛾科