Glyphidoceridea Overview
This
family was described by Hodges (1998) and is defined by two characters (which
are also present in some other Gelechioidea): the forewing has CuA1and CuA2 stalked
and downcurved from the posterodistal angle of the medial cell, and R5 terminates
on the outer margin. Males of many species have an antennal notch enclosing sex
scales (Adamski & Brown, 2001). In addition, the larva has A10 with stout D2
setae that are directed posteroventrally from the anal plate.
The family includes
at least 49 species in one genus (Glyphidocera), although species of Pseudodoxia and Psaltica may also belong to the family (Hodges,
1998). The host is known for only one species, G. juniperella on Juniperus (Adamski & Brown, 1987).
References: Adamski
& Brown (1987, 2001), Clarke (1969b), Stehr (1987).
