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Family EPERMENIIDAE

Introduction

[After Common 1996]
Some Australian species were described by Meyrick (1897). The Australian Epermeniidae were revised by Gaedike (1968) who also published a catalogue of the world species (Gaedike, 1979). Common (1990) provided some biological information.

 

General References

Common, I.F.B. 1990. Moths of Australia. Carlton : Melbourne University Press vi+535 pp., 32 pls

Common, I.F.B. 1996. Epermeniidae. p. 153 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM

Gaedike, R. 1968. Revision der Epermeniidae Australiens und Ozeaniens. Pacific Insects 10: 599-627

Gaedike, R. 1979. Katalog der Epermeniidae der Welt (Lepidoptera). Beiträge zur Entomologie (Berlin) 29: 271-288

Meyrick, E. 1897. Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22: 297-435