IRMNG - Adelidae Bruand, 1850

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Adelidae Bruand, 1850

IRMNG_ID

104545 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104545)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Lepidoptera

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Genus Adela Latreille, 1796
Genus Adelites Rebel, 1934 †
Genus Ceromitia Zeller, 1852
Genus Chalceopla Braun, 1921
Genus Exorectis Meyrick, 1906
Genus Nematopogon Zeller, 1839
Genus Nemophora Illiger, 1798
Genus Trichofrons Amsel, 1937
Genus Trichorrhabda Meyrick, 1912
Genus Ulometra Meyrick, 1912
Genus Adelo Gistl, 1848 accepted as Adela Latreille, 1796
Genus Aedilis Gistl, 1848 accepted as Adela Latreille, 1796
Genus Cyanauges Braun, 1919 accepted as Chalceopla Braun, 1921
Genus Metallitis Sodoffsky, 1837 accepted as Adela Latreille, 1796 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, superfluous replacement name)
Genus Nematophora Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Nemophora Illiger, 1798 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
Genus Odela Cristoph, 1882 accepted as Adela Latreille, 1796
Genus Cauchas Zeller, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Haplotypa Janse, 1945 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Subclemensia Kozlov, 1987 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Adelidae Bruand, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104545 on 2026-03-22

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2017-02-28 02:49:18Z

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Sources (5)
Notes (2)

basis of record CoL2006/LepIndex [details]

additional source van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221. [details]

current name source van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Holometabola (Superorder) > Lepidoptera (Order) > Adelidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Butterflies/moths, terrestrial (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]