Monopis

Monopis
"Hyalospila" redirects here. For the snout moth genus invalidly described by Ragonot in 1888, see Zonula (moth). For the geometer moth genus invalidly described by Warren in 1894, see Locha.
Monopis
Adult specimen of Monopis obviella
Note translucent spot in forewing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Tineinae
Genus: Monopis
Hübner, 1825
Type species
Tinea rusticella
Hübner, 1796
Species

Numerous, see text
Synonyms

Numerous, see text

Monopis is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the nominate subfamily, Tineinae.[1]

A typical feature of these moths is a semi-transparent pale spot near the middle of the forewings. There usually are contrasting white markings adjacent to it. Otherwise, the forewings are generally unpatterned and brown to blackish-grey in color.

Selected species

Species currently placed in Monopis include:[2]

  • Monopis argillacea (Meyrick, 1893)
  • Monopis burmanni Petersen, 1979
  • Monopis chrysogramma (Lower, 1899)
  • Monopis cirrhospila Turner, 1923
  • Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) (= M. heringi, M. hyalinella, M. lombardica)
  • Monopis dorsistrigella (Clemens, 1859) (= M. subjunctella)
  • Monopis ethelella (Newman, 1856)
  • Monopis fenestratella (Heyden, 1863)
  • Monopis henderickxi Gaedike & Karsholt 2001
  • Monopis icterogastra – Wool Moth
  • Monopis imella
  • Monopis laevigella – Skin Moth
  • Monopis longella
  • Monopis marginistrigella (Chambers, 1873) (= M. irrorella)
  • Monopis meliorella (Walker, 1863)
  • Monopis monacha Zagulajev, 1972
  • Monopis monachella
  • Monopis mycetophilella Powell, 1967
  • Monopis nigricantella (Millière, 1872)
  • Monopis obviella
  • Monopis ochroptila Turner, 1923
  • Monopis pallidella Zagulajev, 1955
  • Monopis pentadisca Meyrick, 1924
  • Monopis spilotella (Tengström, 1848) (= M. biflavimaculella, M. halospila, M. insignisella)
  • Monopis stichomela (Lower, 1900)
  • Monopis straminella Zagulajev, 1958
  • Monopis trigonoleuca Turner, 1917
  • Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858)

M. christophi is either a junior synonym of M. pallidella or the senior synonym of M. straminella. Also placed here by some authors is Reisserita barbarosi.[3]

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of Monopis are:[4]

  • Blabophanes Zeller, 1852
  • Eusynopa Lower, 1903
  • Hyalospila Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
  • Rhitia Walker, 1864

Footnotes

  1. ^ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003)
  2. ^ ABRS (2008), FE (2009), Robinson [2010], and see references in Savela (2003)
  3. ^ FE (2009), Robinson [2010]
  4. ^ ABRS (2008), Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)

References

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