A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera]

Davis, Donald R. A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 251, 131 pages, 344 figures, 3 tables, 6 maps, 1978.—The general biology, biogeography, morphology, and classification are reviewed for the five genera and 16 species (including one subspecies) of North American Eriocranioidea. One new genus, Neocrania; one new subgenus, Disfurcida, of Eriocraniella; nine new species, Ei'iocrania breviapex, Eriocraniella xanthocara, E. longifurcula, E. platyptera, E. variegata, E. trigona, E. falcata, Neocrania bifasciata, and Acanthopteroctetes unifascia; and one new subspecies, Eriocrania semipurpurella pacifica, are described. A new family, Acanthopteroctetidae, is proposed for the endemic North American genus, Acanthopteroctetes. The Australian-Fijian family Agathiphagidae is removed from the Eriocranioidea and placed in the new superfamily Agathiphagoidea. Distribution maps and keys are provided for all species. The larval stages for nearly half of the known Nearctic eriocraniid species are described for the first time. All stages are fully illustrated by line drawings and photographs. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SERIES COVER DESIGN: The coral Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus). Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Davis, Donald Ray. A revision of the superfamily Eriocranioidea with the proposal of a new family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera) (Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 251) Bibliography: p. 1. Eriocraniidae. 2. Acanthopteroctetidae. 3. Insects—Classification. 4. Insects—North America. I. Title: A revision of the superfamily Eriocranioidea . . . II. Series: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 251. QL1.S54 no. 251 [QL561.E8] 591'.08s [595.7'8] 77-24967