| Higher taxa: | Autostichidae (family)/ Autostichinae (subfamily)/ Pachnistis (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Meyrick, 1907 | 
| Citation: | Pachnistis, n. g. | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Pachnistis cephalochra Meyrick, 1907. Journal of the Bombay natural History Society 17(3): 737. By monotypy. | 
| Publication: | Meyrick E. 1907a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. III. | 
| Journal: | Journal of the Bombay natural History Society | 
| Volume: | 17 | 
| Issue: | 3 | 
| Pagination: | 737 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30119963 | 
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pachnistis concors Meyrick, 1921 | Meyrick, 1921 | species | Synonym | Pachnistis concors | |
| Pachnistis consors Janse, 1954 | Janse, 1954 | species | Misapplied | Pachnistis consors | |
| Pachnistis craniota (Meyrick, 1913) | (Meyrick, 1913) | species | Accepted | Lecithocera craniota | |
| Pachnistis fulvocapitella Legrand, 1966 | Legrand, 1966 | species | Accepted | Pachnistis fulvocapitella | |
| Pachnistis morologa Meyrick, 1923 | Meyrick, 1923 | species | Accepted | Pachnistis morologa | |
| Pachnistis propitia (Meyrick, 1913) | (Meyrick, 1913) | species | Synonym | Lecithocera propitia |