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Recent Publications
- Biology of Pseudopostega species in Europe (Lepidoptera: Opostegidae). In J. van der Linden, Some endophagous insects from the Upper Midwest, USA.
- Ciclo estacional de un minador subcortical de coigue (Nothofagus dombeyi) [Seasonal cycle of a coigüe (Nothofagus dombeyi) subcortical leafminer]
- Notes on the oviposition sites and larval mines of Opostegoides minodensis (Kuroko), a cambium-miner of Japanese White Birch.
- The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of North West Europe
- Introduction to the Nepticulidae
- Stigmella aurella (F.) and Stigmella splendidissimella (H.S.) (Lep., Nepticulidae) - a method of distinguishing mines on Rubus
Nepticuloidea
Fomoria Beirne, 1945
Nomenclature
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Superfamily: NepticuloideaFamily: Nepticulidae
Genus:
Fomoria Beirne, 1945
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Nepticula weaveri Stainton, 1855: 49 (Original designation)
Etymology:
Professor B. P. Beirne turned to Gaelic mythology and the legends of his native Ireland for the names of the new genera he erected in the Nepticulidae (B.P. Beirne, pers. comm. to Emmet 1991).The Fomhoire or Fomoir were a race of demonic and malevolent beings who ruled Ireland on several occasions, exacting heavy tribute from the people. They were eventually defeated in battle and expelled for ever (Mac Cana, 1983 cited in Emmet 1991: 44-5).