Ctenomeristis

Ctenomeristis is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are part of the tribe Phycitini within the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae.

Ctenomeristis
Ctenomeristis almella imago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Phycitinae
Tribe:	Phycitini
Genus:	Ctenomeristis Meyrick, 1929
Type species
Ceroprepes almella Meyrick, 1879

Moths of this genus can usually be distinguished from related moths by their forewing veins. They have 11 veins, with vein 7 missing altogether and veins 4 and 5 as well as 8, 9 and 10 being connected proximally.

Species

Species of Ctenomeristis are:

• Ctenomeristis albata
• Ctenomeristis almella
• Ctenomeristis ebriola
• Ctenomeristis kaltenbachi
• Ctenomeristis ochrodepta Meyrick, 1929b (from Marquesas)
• Ctenomeristis paucicornuti
• Ctenomeristis sebasmia (mostly placed in Eremographa)
• Ctenomeristis shafferi
• Ctenomeristis subfuscella
• Ctenomeristis vojnitsi

References

• Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (214 MB!)
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Ctenomeristis. Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
• Savela, Markku (2009): Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Ctenomeristis. Version of 9 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2011.