| Higher taxa: | Gracillariidae (family)/ Phyllocnistinae (subfamily)/ Oecophyllembiini (tribe)/ Corythoxestis (genus)/ |
| Status: | Accepted |
| Authorship: | Meyrick, 1921 |
| Citation: | Corythoxestis n. g. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Heliozela praeustella van Deventer, 1904. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 47: 7; pl. 1, fig. 3. By original designation. Corythoxestis was included in the "Schreckensteiniadae" by Fletcher, 1929. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture of India (Entomology) 11: 57. It was transferred to the Gracillariidae on the advice of J. Kyrki (Nye & Fletcher 1991: 80). |
| Publication: | Meyrick E. 1921c. New Microlepidoptera. |
| Journal: | Zoölogische Mededelingen, Leiden |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 2–3 |
| Pagination: | 177 |
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corythoxestis aletreuta (Meyrick, 1936) | (Meyrick, 1936) | species | Accepted | Parectopa aletreuta | |
| Corythoxestis chalybophanes (Meyrick, 1937) | (Meyrick, 1937) | species | Synonym | Acrocercops chalybophanes | |
| Corythoxestis cyanolampra (Vári, 1961) | (Vári, 1961) | species | Accepted | Cryphiomystis cyanolampra | |
| Corythoxestis pentarcha (Meyrick, 1922) | (Meyrick, 1922) | species | Accepted | Cryphiomystis pentarcha |
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryphiomystis Meyrick, 1922 | Meyrick, 1922 | genus | Synonym |