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Tineoidea

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Taxonomy
Tineoidea was named by Latreille (1810). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ditrysia by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Tineoidea Latreille
2011Tineoidea van Nieukerken et al. p. 213
2012Tineoidea Sohn et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
—Angiospermivora
suborderGlossata()
—CoelolepidaNielsen and Kristensen 1996
infraorderHeteroneuraTillyard 1918
—EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Euheteroneura
—DitrysiaBorner 1925
superfamilyTineoidea
superfamilyTineoidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Tineoidea Latreille 1810
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Fm. Eriocottidae Spuler 1898
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Subfm. Compsocteninae Dierl 1970
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G. †Eocompsoctena Ngô-Muller et al. 2020
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†Eocompsoctena macroptera Ngô-Muller et al. 2020
Invalid names: Eriocottinae Spuler 1898 [empty]
Fm. Meessiidae Căpuşe 1966
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G. †Electromeessia Kozlov 1987
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G. †Palaeoinfurcitinea Kozlov 1987
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G. †Paratriaxomasia Jarzembowski 1980
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†Paratriaxomasia solentensis Jarzembowski 1980
G. †Simulotinea Skalski 1977
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†Simulotinea intermedia Skalski 1977
G. †Tineolamima Rebel 1934
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†Tineolamima aurella Rebel 1934
Fm. Psychidae Boisduval 1828 [bagworm moth]
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G. †Adelopsyche Cockerell 1926
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†Adelopsyche frustrans Cockerell 1926
G. Psyche Schrank 1801
G. †Psychites Kozlov 1988
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†Psychites pineellus Heer 1849
†Psychites pristinellus Rebel 1934
G. Sterrhopterix Hübner 1825
G. †Sucinopsyche Sobczyk 2011
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†Sucinopsyche secundum Sobczyk and Kobbert 2009
†Sucinopsyche transversum Sobczyk and Kobbert 2009
Invalid names: Baltopsyche Sohn 2012 [objective synonym], Palaeopsyche Sobczyk and Kobbert 2009 [replaced]
Fm. Tineidae Latreille 1810
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Subfm. Acrolophinae Busck 1912
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G. Acrolophus Poey 1832
G. †Architinea Rebel 1934
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†Architinea balticella Rebel 1934
G. †Forcepsites Fischer and Hörnig 2019
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†Forcepsites michalskii Fischer and Hörnig 2019
Subfm. Myrmecozelinae Zagulajev 1968
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G. †Martynea Kuznetsov 1941
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†Martynea rebeli Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Pseudocephitinea Kozlov 1987
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Subfm. Scardiinae Eyer 1924
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G. †Glessoscardia Kuznetsov 1941
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†Glessoscardia gerasimovi Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Palaeoscardiites Kuznetsov 1941
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†Palaeoscardiites mordvilkoi Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Proscardiites Kuznetsov 1941
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†Proscardiites martynovi Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Scardiites Kuznetsov 1941
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†Scardiites meyricki Kuznetsov 1941
Subfm. †Tillyardineinae Kozlov 1988
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G. †Dysmasiites Kuznetsov 1941
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†Dysmasiites carpenteri Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Tillyardinea Kuznetsov 1941
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†Tillyardinea eocaenica Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Tineosemopsis Skalski 1974
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†Tineosemopsis decurtatus Skalski 1974
G. Tinea Linnaeus 1758
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†Tinea antiqua Presl 1822
Subfm. Tineinae Latreille 1810
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G. †Monopibaltia Skalski 1974
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†Monopibaltia ignitella Skalski 1974
G. †Palaeotinea Kozlov 1987
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†Palaeotinea rasnitsyni Kozlov 1987
G. Tineola Herrich-Schäffer 1853
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Tineola bisselliella Hummel 1823 [common clothes moth]
G. †Tineitella Fletcher 1940
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†Tineitella sucinacius Kozlov 1987
Invalid names: Tineites Kawall 1876 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Paratriaxomasia solentensis, T. sp.A (123959)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Simulotinea intermedia (120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Tineidae indet. (122983)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Architinea sepositella, Architinea balticella, Tineolamima aurella, Sterrhopteryx pristinella (123870) Electromeessia zagulijaevi, Psychites sp. (120610) Eocompsoctena macroptera (123936) Forcepsites michalskii (140452) Palaeoinfurcitinea rohdendorfi (122591) Palaeopsyche secundum, Palaeopsyche transversum (120814) Palaeotinea rasnitsyni, Tineites sucinacius (123978) Pseudocephitinea svetlanae (123979) Tillyardinea eocaenica, Martynea rebeli, Dysmasiites carpenteri, Scardiites meyricki, Proscardiites martynovi, Palaeoscardiites mordvilkoi, Glessoscardia gerasimovi (124849) Tinea antiqua (124194) Tineidae indet. (167686) Tineosemopsis decurtatus (155460)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Monopibaltia ignitella (123419)
Priabonian - Chattian37.71 - 23.04France Tineidae indet. (160862)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Adelopsyche frustrans (106381)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Psyche pineella (115304)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Psychidae indet. (113693)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) Tinea sp. (37789)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Tinea tinca (199747)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Tinea biselliella (162173)