Biology:Pseliastis
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Specimen of P. xanthodisca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Pseliastis Meyrick, 1897[1] |
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| P. trizona Meyrick, 1897[2]
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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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Linnean Society of New South Wales) 22: 406–407. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3345294#page/327/mode/1up.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pseliastis Meyrick, 1897". Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Pseliastis/complete.
- ↑ Milla, Liz; van Nieukerken, Erik J.; Vijverberg, Ruben; Doorenweerd, Camiel; Wilcox, Stephen A.; Halsey, Mike; Young, David A.; Jones, Therésa M. et al. (2017). "A preliminary molecular phylogeny of shield-bearer moths (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea: Heliozelidae) highlights rich undescribed diversity". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Academic Press) 120: 129–143. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.004. ISSN 1055-7903.
Wikidata ☰ Q7254074 entry
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