Merimnetria

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus

Merimnetria is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii.

Species

Subgenus Aristoteliodes Zimmerman, 1978

Merimnetria arcuata (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria compsodelta (Meyrick, 1928)

Merimnetria elegantior (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria epermeniella (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria gigantea (Swezey, 1913)

Merimnetria gratula (Meyrick, 1928)

Merimnetria homoxyla (Meyrick, 1928)

Merimnetria ichthyochroa (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria lanaiensis (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria maculaticornis (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria mendax (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria multiformis (Meyrick, 1928)

Merimnetria nigriciliella (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria notata (Walsingham, 1907)

Merimnetria thurifica (Meyrick, 1928)

Merimnetria xylospila (Meyrick, 1928)

Subgenus Merimnetria

Merimnetria flaviterminella Walsingham, 1907

Merimnetria straussiella (Swezey, 1953)

Furthermore, there are at least three undescribed species.

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