Palaeomystella is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae.

Palaeomystella
Palaeomystella rosaemariae pupa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Subfamily: Agonoxeninae
Genus: Palaeomystella
T.B. Fletcher, 1940
Synonyms
  • Palaeomystis Meyrick, 1931 (preocc. Warren, 1894)

Species

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References

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  • Becker, V.O. & D. Adamski, 2008: Three new cecidogenous Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Momphinae) associated with Melastomataceae in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52 (4): 647-657. Full article: [1].
  • Luz, F.A., Gonçalves G.L., Moreira G.R.P., Becker V.O., 2014: Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. Zookeys 433 (4): 97-127. Full article: [2].