You are here
Recent Publications
- 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
- The Ando-Patagonian Stigmella magnispinella group (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) with description of new species from Ecuador, Peru and Argentina
- Die Lepidopterenfauna von Herkulesbad und Orsova. Eine zoogeographische Studie
- Influences of leaf-mining insects on their host plants: A review
Nepticuloidea
Paralopostega Davis, 1989
Nomenclature
-
Superfamily: NepticuloideaFamily: Opostegidae
Genus:
Paralopostega Davis, 1989
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type information:
Opostega callosa Swezey, 1921: 532 (Original designation)
Etymology:
The generic name is derived from the Greek paralos (near the sea) prefixed to the generic stem Opostega, in reference to the oceanic distribution of this group. It is feminine in gender.