| Higher taxa: | Tineidae (family)/ Phthoropoeinae (subfamily)/ |
| Status: | Synonym , the accepted name is Myrmecozelinae |
| Authorship: | Gozmány & Vári, 1973 |
| Citation: | Phthoropoeinae subfam. nov. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type genus: Phthoropoea Walsingham, 1896. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London 1896: 282. |
| Publication: | Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. |
| Journal: | Transvaal Museum Memoir |
| Volume: | 18 |
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| Pagination: | 10 |