Palaeomystella

Palaeomystella
Palaeomystella rosaemariae pupa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Subfamily:	Agonoxeninae
Genus:	Palaeomystella T.B. Fletcher, 1940
Synonyms
Palaeomystis Meyrick, 1931 (preocc. Warren, 1894)

Palaeomystella is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae.

Species

• Palaeomystella chalcopeda (Meyrick, 1931)
• Palaeomystella fernandesi Becker & Moreira, 2014
• Palaeomystella henriettiphila Becker & Adamski, 2008
• Palaeomystella oligophaga Becker & Adamski, 2008
• Palaeomystella rosaemariae Becker & Moreira, 2014
• Palaeomystella tavaresi Becker & Moreira, 2014
• Palaeomystella tibouchinae Becker & Adamski, 2008

References

• Becker, V.O. & D. Adamski, 2008: Three new cecidogenous Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Momphinae) associated with Melastomataceae in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52 (4): 647-657. Full article: [1].

• Luz, F.A., Gonçalves G.L., Moreira G.R.P., Becker V.O., 2014: Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. Zookeys 433 (4): 97-127. Full article: [2].