Hepialidae (Stephens, 1829)

STATUS : Family
PUBLICATION : Stephens J. F. 1828-1829. Illustrations of British Entomology or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, .... Insecta Haustellata. - — 2:1-203, pls 13-24.
PAGINATION : 3 Bhl
COMMENTS : Type genus: Hepialus Fabricius, 1775. Systema entomologiae: 589.

Family Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 Synonym of family

Subfamilies

Genera

NAME AUTHOR STATUS PUBLICATION
Afrotheora Nielsen & Scoble, 1986 Genus Nielsen E. S. & Scoble M. J. 1986. Afrotheora, a new genus of primitive Hepialidae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Hepialioidea). - Entomologica scandinavica 17:29-54.
Antihepialus Janse, 1942 Genus Janse A. J. T. 1942-1948. The moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae. - — 4(1):i-xxv, 1-78; 2(1945): 79-148; 3(1948): 149-185; pls. 47-94.
Ecto Pagenstecher, 1909 Unavailable name Pagenstecher A. 1909. Die geographische Verbreitung der Schmetterlinge. - — :1-451.
Eudalaca Viette, 1950 Genus Viette P. 1950a. Contribution à l'étude des Hepialidae (19ème note). - Entomologisk Tidskrift 71(2):144-146.
Eudalcina Paclt, 1953 Synonym of genus Paclt J. 1953. Genera of the Hepialidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera). - Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 19:141-148.
Gorcopis Walker, 1856 Unavailable name Walker F. 1856a. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 7:i-iv, 1509-1808.
Gorgopis Hübner, 1820 Genus Hübner J. 1816-1826. Verzeichnis bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. - — :1-432.
Leto Hübner, 1820 Genus Hübner J. 1816-1826. Verzeichnis bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. - — :1-432.
Metahepialis Janse, 1948 Unavailable name Janse A. J. T. 1942-1948. The moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae. - — 4(1):i-xxv, 1-78; 2(1945): 79-148; 3(1948): 149-185; pls. 47-94.
Metahepialus Janse, 1942 Genus Janse A. J. T. 1942-1948. The moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae. - — 4(1):i-xxv, 1-78; 2(1945): 79-148; 3(1948): 149-185; pls. 47-94.
Metatheora Meyrick, 1919 Synonym of genus Meyrick E. 1919a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2. - — 2(8-9):225-288.
Neoleto Eitschberger & Ströhle, 2021 Genus Eitschberger U. & Ströhle M. 2021. Neoleto stevei gen. et spec. nov. eine neue Hepialidae-Gattung und -Art aus Südafrika (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae). - Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 79:344-352.
Prototheora Meyrick, 1917 Genus Meyrick E. 1917b. Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera. - Annals of the South African Museum 17:1-21.
Ptycholoma Felder, 1874 Unavailable name Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865-1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. - — 2(4):1-20, pls 1-140.