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Crypsitricha

Crypsitricha is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 with the type species being Endophthora mesotypa by original designation. Species in this genus are found in New Zealand and New Guinea.

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Crypsitricha
Type species C. mesotypa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Crypsitricha
Meyrick, 1915

Crypsitricha is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.1 It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 with the type species being Endophthora mesotypa by original designation. Species in this genus are found in New Zealand and New Guinea.

Taxonomy

This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915.2 The type species is Endophthora mesotypa by original designation.23 Alfred Philpott studied the male genitalia of species in this genus in 1927.4

Description

Meyrick originally described this genus as follows:

Head rough. Basal joint of antennae rather dilated, with pecten. Labial palpi rather long, subascending, second joint with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, slender. Maxillary palpi long, folded. Forewings with all veins present ; on lower surface with fringe of short hairs on vein 1b in disc. Hindwings lanceolate.2

Distribution

Species in this genus are found in New Zealand and New Guinea.15

Species

References

References

  1. "Crypsitricha Meyrick, 1915 - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  2. E. Meyrick (12 July 1915). "Revision of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 235. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63123349. BHL page 3343218 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 60. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  4. Alfred Philpott (1927). "The Male Genitalia of the New Zealand Tineidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 58: 93–101. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q115586743.
  5. Alexey Diakonoff (1955). "Microlepidoptera of New Guinea: results of the third Archbold expedition: (American-Netherlands Indian expedition 1938-1939). Part V". Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. Tweede sectie. 50 (3): 125-126, fig. 840. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.120165. ISSN 0373-465X. Wikidata Q113152830. BHL page 51525310