Pseliastis
| Pseliastis | |
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| Specimen of P. xanthodisca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Meyrick, 1897[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. trizona Meyrick, 1897[2] | |
| Species | |
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Pseliastis is genus of moths in the family Heliozelidae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. Three species are currently described, all endemic to Australia.[1][2]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[1][2]
- Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897 – Tasmania
- Pseliastis trizona Meyrick, 1897 – Tasmania
- Pseliastis xanthodisca Meyrick, 1897 – Tasmania
A 2017 molecular phylogenetics analysis of the family Heliozelidae identified several undescribed species from southern Australia that the authors tentatively attributed to the genus Pseliatis, however, they were not formally described.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22. Linnean Society of New South Wales: 406–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b c "Pseliastis Meyrick, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Milla, Liz; van Nieukerken, Erik J.; Vijverberg, Ruben; Doorenweerd, Camiel; Wilcox, Stephen A.; Halsey, Mike; Young, David A.; Jones, Therésa M.; Kallies, Axel; Hilton, Douglas J. (2017). "A preliminary molecular phylogeny of shield-bearer moths (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea: Heliozelidae) highlights rich undescribed diversity". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 120. Academic Press: 129–143. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.004. ISSN 1055-7903.