Anchinia

Anchinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Anchinia Hübner, 1818
Type species
Tinea verrucella Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775
Species
Numerous, see text
Synonyms
Fugia Duponchel, [1846] Palpula Kollar, 1832

Anchinia is a genus of gelechioid moths.

Taxonomy

In some systematic layouts, it is placed in the subfamily Amphisbatinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Delimitation of Amphisbatinae versus the closely related Depressariinae and Oecophorinae is a major problem of Gelechioidea taxonomy and systematics, and some authors separate the former two as full-blown families (Amphisbatidae and Depressariidae), and/or include the Amphisbatinae in Depressariinae (or Depressariidae), or merge them in the Oecophorinae outright.^[1]

Species

The species of Anchinia are:^[2]

• Anchinia cristalis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Anchinia daphnella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Anchinia furculata Meyrick, 1925
• Anchinia grandis Stainton, 1867
• Anchinia grisescens Frey, 1856
• Anchinia laureolella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
• Anchinia oenochares Meyrick, 1924
• Anchinia orientalis Caradja, 1939
• Anchinia porphyritica Meyrick, 1914

Footnotes

1. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2001)
2. FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2001)

References

• Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009): Pseudatemelia. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Anchinia. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.
• Savela, Markku (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Anchinia. Version of 2001-NOV-07. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27.