Palaeophanes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Superfamilia: Tineoidea

Familia: Arrhenophanidae
Genus: Palaeophanes
Species: P. brevispina – P. lativalva – P. taiwanensis – P. xoutha
Name

Palaeophanes D.R. Davis, 2003

Type species: Palaeophanes taiwanensis D.R. Davis, 2003
References

Davis, Donald R., 2003: A monograph of the family Arrhenophanidae (Lepidoptera: Tinoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 620: 1–80. Full article: [1]

Palaeophanes is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae.

The generic name is derived from the Greek palaios (meaning ancient or old) and phanes (from Phaino, meaning shine or appear), in reference to its Old World distribution as well as its current basal position within the family.
Species

Palaeophanes lativalva Davis, 2003
Palaeophanes taiwanensis Davis, 2003
Palaeophanes brevispina Davis, 2003
Palaeophanes xoutha Davis, 2003