AUSTRALIAN NEPTICULIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) - REDESCRIPTION OF THE NAMED SPECIES

The named Australian species of Nepticulidae are redescribed and illus trated. The genitalia of all but one species are described and illustr ated, in most cases for the first time. Of the 16 species treated, 13 belong to the probably endemic genus Pectinivalva Scoble: P. caenodora (Meyrick), P. chalcitis (Meyrick), P. commoni Scoble, P. endocapna (M eyrick), P. gilva (Meyrick), P. melanotis (Meyrick), P. anazona (Meyri ck), P. funeralis (Meyrick), P. libera (Meyrick), Ft planetis (Meyrick ), P. primigena (Meyrick), P. trepida (Meyrick) and P. warburtonensis (Wilson). The remaining three are referable to the worldwide genus Sti gmella Schrank: S. leucargyra (Meyrick), S. phyllanthina (Meyrick) and S. symmora (Meyrick). Pec tinivalva is provisionally split into two i nformal species groups (the 'commoni' group and the 'funeralis' group) , and a diagnosis is provided for these. Brief details of biology are given where known.