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| Specimen of P. xanthodisca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Pseliastis Meyrick, 1897 |
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| P. trizona Meyrick, 1897 | |
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Pseliastis is genus of moths in the family Heliozelidae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. Three species are currently described, all endemic to Australia.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
- Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897 – Tasmania
- Pseliastis trizona Meyrick, 1897 – Tasmania
- Pseliastis xanthodisca Meyrick, 1897 – Tasmania
A 2017 molecular phylogenetics analysis of the family Heliozelidae identified several undescribed species from southern Australia that the authors tentatively attributed to the genus Pseliatis, however, they were not formally described.
References
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22. Linnean Society of New South Wales: 406–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Pseliastis Meyrick, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- Milla, Liz; van Nieukerken, Erik J.; Vijverberg, Ruben; Doorenweerd, Camiel; Wilcox, Stephen A.; Halsey, Mike; Young, David A.; Jones, Therésa M.; Kallies, Axel; Hilton, Douglas J. (2017). "A preliminary molecular phylogeny of shield-bearer moths (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea: Heliozelidae) highlights rich undescribed diversity". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 120. Academic Press: 129–143. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.004. ISSN 1055-7903.
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