Merimnetria
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Genus: | Merimnetria Walsingham, 1907
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Merimnetria is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. All species are endemic to Hawaii.
Species[]
- Subgenus Aristoteliodes Zimmerman, 1978
- Merimnetria arcuata (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria compsodelta (Meyrick, 1928)
- Merimnetria elegantior (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria epermeniella (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria gigantea (Swezey, 1913)
- Merimnetria gratula (Meyrick, 1928)
- Merimnetria homoxyla (Meyrick, 1928)
- Merimnetria ichthyochroa (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria lanaiensis (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria maculaticornis (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria mendax (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria multiformis (Meyrick, 1928)
- Merimnetria nigriciliella (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria notata (Walsingham, 1907)
- Merimnetria thurifica (Meyrick, 1928)
- Merimnetria xylospila (Meyrick, 1928)
- Subgenus Merimnetria
- Merimnetria flaviterminella Walsingham, 1907
- Merimnetria straussiella (Swezey, 1953)
Furthermore, there are at least three undescribed species.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Categories:
- Merimnetria
- Anomologinae
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Anomologinae stubs