Hepialidae sunt familia insectorum ordinis papilionum. Longe sunt diversissimus infraordinis Exoporiorum grex, cuius sexaginta genera saltem 587 species hodie agnitas per orbem terrarum comprehendunt. Habitant Hepialidae in terris antiquis omnem per orbem terrarum praeter Antarcticam, Madagascariam, insulas Maris Caribici, tropicamque Africam Occidentalem. Sed num hae absentiae verae sint investigandum est, quia Aenetus cohici recentius in Nova Caledonia repertus est.[1] In oecozinis orientalibus et neotropica, Hepialidae se in circumiectis silvarum pluvialium, sed ut videtur non in Afrotropicis, variantur.[2] Hepialidae haud facile dispergi possunt, atque in insulis oceanicis non fiunt praeter Phassodem, qui in Vitis et Samoa Occidentali reperitur, et praeter nonnullas species in Iaponia et Insulis Curilensibus repertas. Cum autem locus typicus Eudalacae sanctaehelenae Sanctae Helenae in insula remota esse dicatur, hoc veri simile est error pro Africa Australi.[3]


Classis : Insecta 
Ordo : Lepidoptera 
Superfamilia : Hepialoidea 
Familia : Hepialidae 
   
Subdivisiones: Genera
*Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
Abantiades latipennis. Tasmania Australiae.

Fauna Europaea recensere

Hae species in Europa reperi possunt,[4] varie agnitae.[5][6]

Genera recensere

  • Fraus Walker, 1856
    • =Hectomanes Meyrick, 1980
    • =Praus; Pagenstacher, 1909
  • Gazoryctra Hübner, [1820]
    • =Garzorycta; Hübner, [1826]
    • =Gazoryctes; Kirby, 1892
  • Afrotheora Nielsen and Scoble, 1986
  • Antihepialus Janse, 1942
    • =Ptycholoma; Felder, 1874
  • Bipectilis Chus and Wang, 1985
  • Palpifer Hampson, [1893]
    • =Palpiphorus; Quail, 1900
    • =Palpiphora; Pagenstacher, 1909
  • Eudalaca Viette, 1950
    • =Eudalacina Paclt, 1953
  • Gorgopis Hübner, [1820]
    • =Gorcopis; Walker, 1856
  • Metahepialus Janse, 1942
  • Dalaca Walker, 1856
    • =Huapina Bryk, 1945
    • =Maculella Viette, 1950
    • =Toenga Tindale, 1954
  • Callipielus Butler, 1882
    • =Stachyocera Ureta, 1957
  • Blanchardinella Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000
    • =Blanchardina Viette, 1950, nec Labbe, 1899
  • Calada Nielsen and Robinson, 1983
  • Puermytrans Viette, 1951
  • Parapielus Viette, 1949
    • =Lossbergiana Viette, 1951
  • Andeabatis Nielsen et Robinson, 1983
  • Druceiella Viette, 1949
  • Trichophassus Le Cerf, 1919
  • Phassus Walker, 1856
  • Schausiana Viette, 1950
  • Aplatissa Viette, 1953
  • Pfitzneriana Viette, 1952
  • Cibyra Walker, 1856
  • Cibyra (Pseudodalaca Viette, 1950)
  • Cibyra (Gymelloxes Viette, 1952)
  • Cibyra (Alloaepytus Viette, 1951)
  • Cibyra (Aeptus) Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
  • Cibyra (Thiastyx Viette, 1951)
  • Cibyra (Schaefferiana Viette, 1950)
  • Cibyra (Paragorgopis Viette, 1952)
  • Cibyra (Hepialyxodes Viette, 1951)
  • Cibyra (Xytrops Viette, 1951)
  • Cibyra (Cibyra Walker, 1856)
  • Cibyra (Lamelliformia Viette, 1952)
  • Cibyra (Tricladia Felder, 1874)
    • =Pseudophassus Pfitzner, 1914
    • =Parana Viette, 1950
  • Cibyra (Pseudophilaenia Viette, 1951)
  • Cibyra (Philoenia Kirby, 1892)
    • =Philaenia auctt.
  • Cibyra (Yleuxas Viette, 1951)
  • Phialuse Viette, 1961
  • Roseala Viette, 1950
  • Dalaca auctt., nec Walker, 1856
  • Pfitzneriella Viette, 1951
  • Aoraia Dumbleton, 1966
    • =Trioxycanus Dumbleton, 1966
  • Triodia
    • =Alphus Wallengren, 1869, nec Dejean, 1833
  • Korscheltellus Börner, 1920
  • Pharmacis Hübner, [1820]
  • Thitarodes Viette, 1968
    • =Forkalus Chu et Wang, 1985
  • Phymatopus Wallengren, 1869
    • =Hepiolopsis Börner, 1920
    • =Phimatopus; auctt.
  • Phymatopus auctt. nec Wallengren, 1869
  • Hepialus Fabricius, 1775
    • =Hepiolus Illiger, 1801
    • =Epialus Agassiz, 1847
    • =Epiolus Agassiz, 1847
    • =Tephus Wallengren, 1869
    • =Trepialus; Latreille, [1805]
  • Zenophassus Tindale, 1941
  • Sthenopis auctt. nec Packard, [1865]
  • Endoclita; Felder, 1874
    • =Endoclyta, Felder, 1875
    • =Hypophassus, Le Cerf, 1919
    • =Nevina, Tindale, 1941
    • =Sahyadrassus, Tindale, 1941
    • =Procharagia, Viette, 1949
  • Neohepialiscus Viette, 1948
  • Elhamma Walker, 1856
    • =Perissectis Meyrick, 1890
    • =Pericentris; Pagenstacher, 1909
    • =Zauxieus Viette, 1952
    • =Theaxieus Viette, 1952
  • Jeana Tindale, 1935
  • Cladoxycanus Dumbleton, 1966
  • Wiseana Viette, 1961
    • =Porina Walker, 1956, nec d'Orbigny, 1852
    • =Gorina; Quail, 1899
    • =Goryna; Quail, 1899
    • =Philpottia Viette, 1950, nec Broun, 1915
  • Heloxycanus Dugdale, 1994
  • Dumbletonius; auctt
    • =Trioxycanus Dumbleton, 1966
  • Dioxycanus Dumbleton, 1966
  • Napialus Chu and Wang, 1985
  • Hepialiscus Hampson, [1893]
  • Parahepialiscus Viette, 1950
  • Xhoaphryx Viette, 1953
  • Aenetus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
    • =Charagia Walker, 1856
    • =Phloiopsyche Scott, 1864
    • =Oenetus; Kirby, 1892
    • =Choragia; Pagenstacher, 1909
    • =Oenetes; Oke, 1953
  • Leto Hübner, [1820]
    • =Ecto; Pagenstacher, 1909
  • Zelotypia Scott, 1869
    • =Xylopsyche Swainson, 1851
    • =Leto; auctt
  • Oncopera
    • =Oncoptera Walker, 1890
    • =Paroncopera Tindale, 1933
    • =Onchopera; Birket-Smith, 1974
    • =Onchoptera; Birket-Smith, 1974
  • Trictena Meyrick, 1890
  • Bordaia Tindale, 1932
    • =Bordaja; Chu et Wang, 1985
  • Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
    • =Pielus Walker, 1856
    • =Rhizopsyche Scott, 1864
  • Oxycanus Walker, 1856
    • =Porina Walker, 1856
    • =Gorina; Quail, 1899
    • =Goryna; Quail, 1899
    • =Paraoxyxanus Viette, 1950
  • Phassodes Bethune-Baker, 1905

Notae recensere

  1. Science Buff.
  2. Nielsen 2000.
  3. Nielsen 2000.
  4. Quidam situs interretialis.
  5. M. Chinery (1986), Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. Iterum impressus anno 1991.
  6. B. Skinner (1984), Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles.

Bibliographia recensere

  • Kristensen, N. P. 1999. The non-Glossatan Moths. Capitulum 4 in Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, vol. 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography: Handbook of Zoology: A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom: Vol. IV, Arthropoda: Insecta: Pars 35, ed. N. P. Kristensen, 41–62. Berolini et Novi Eboraci: Walter de Gruyter.
  • Nielsen, E. S., G. S. Robinson, et D. L. Wagner. 2000. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera). Journal of Natural History 34(6): 823-878.

Nexus externi recensere

  Vicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad Hepialidae spectant (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae).
  Vide "Hepialidas" apud Vicispecies.