Blastobasis is the type genus of the gelechioid moth family Blastobasidae; in some arrangements these are placed in the case-bearer family (Coleophoridae) as a subfamily. Within the Blastobasidae, the subfamily Blastobasinae (or tribe Blastobasini, if united with the concealer moths) has been established to distinguish the Blastobasis lineage from the group around Holcocera, but the delimitation is not yet well-resolved.
The monophyly of this genus – the largest of its family, containing at present about half the described Blastobasidae species – is seriously in doubt. Many presumed relatives have been separated in small or even monotypic genera, which may actually represent specialized lineages within the Blastobasis assemblage. On the other hand, some formerly-independent genera are usually included in Blastobasis at the moment. Agnoea, Auximobasis, Euresia and Zenodochium are sometimes included here but considered distinct by other authors.
Species
Species of Blastobasis include:
- Blastobasis abollae
- Blastobasis acarta <small>Meyrick, 1911</small>
- Blastobasis achaea
- Blastobasis acirfa <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis adustella
- Blastobasis aedes
- Blastobasis aequivoca <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis albidella <small>Rebel, 1928</small>
- Blastobasis anachasta <small>Meyrick, 1931</small>
- Blastobasis anthoptera
- Blastobasis aphanes <small>Zeller, 1877</small>
- Blastobasis aphilodes <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Blastobasis argillacea <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Blastobasis athymopa <small>Meyrick, 1932</small>
- Blastobasis atlantella <small>Zerny, 1935</small>
- Blastobasis atmosema <small>Meyrick, 1930</small>
- Blastobasis atmozona <small>Meyrick, 1939</small>
- Blastobasis aynekiella <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis babae
- Blastobasis balucis
- Blastobasis basipectenella
- Blastobasis bassii <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis beo
- Blastobasis bilineatella <small>Lucas, 1956</small>
- Blastobasis bispinaella
- Blastobasis bromeliae <small>(Walsingham, 1912)</small>
- Blastobasis byrsodepta <small>Meyrick, 1913</small>
- Blastobasis caetrae
- Blastobasis candidata <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis catappaella <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis centralasiae <small>Sinev, 2007</small>
- Blastobasis chanes
- Blastobasis chloroptris <small>Meyrick, 1931</small>
- Blastobasis christou
- Blastobasis chuka <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis cineracella <small>Amsel, 1953</small>
- Blastobasis coffeaella
- Blastobasis commendata <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis confamulella
- Blastobasis confectella
- Blastobasis controversella <small>Zeller, 1877</small>
- Blastobasis cophodes <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Blastobasis crassifica <small>Meyrick, 1916</small>
- Blastobasis crypsimorpha <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis curta <small>Meyrick, 1916</small>
- Blastobasis custodis
- Blastobasis dapis
- Blastobasis deae
- Blastobasis decolor <small>Meyrick, 1907</small>
- Blastobasis decolorella <small>Wollaston, 1858</small>
- Blastobasis deliciolarum
- Blastobasis desertarum <small>(Wollaston, 1858)</small>
- Blastobasis determinata <small>Meyrick, 1921</small>
- Blastobasis dicionis
- Blastobasis divisus <small>(Walsingham, 1894)</small>
- Blastobasis drymosa <small>Adamski & Li, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis dyssema <small>Turner, 1918</small>
- Blastobasis echus
- Blastobasis egens <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Blastobasis elgonae <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis episema <small>Turner, 1918</small>
- Blastobasis erae
- Blastobasis ergastulella <small>Zeller, 1877</small>
- Blastobasis eridryas <small>Meyrick, 1932</small>
- Blastobasis evanescens <small>Walsingham, 1901</small>
- Blastobasis exclusa <small>(Walsingham, 1908)</small>
- Blastobasis fatigata <small>Meyrick, 1914</small>
- Blastobasis fax
- Blastobasis floridella
- Blastobasis furtivus
- Blastobasis fuscomaculella <small>Ragonot, 1879</small>
- Blastobasis glandulella – "acorn moth"
- Blastobasis glauconotata <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis gracilis <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Blastobasis graminea
- Blastobasis grenadensis <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Blastobasis helleri <small>Rebel, 1910</small>
- Blastobasis homadelpha
- Blastobasis huemeri <small>Sinev, 1994</small>
- Blastobasis ianella
- Blastobasis inana
- Blastobasis incuriosa
- Blastobasis inderskella <small>Caradja, 1920</small>
- Blastobasis indigesta <small>Meyrick, 1931</small>
- Blastobasis indirecta <small>Meyrick, 1935</small>
- Blastobasis industria <small>Meyrick, 1913</small>
- Blastobasis inouei <small>Moriuti, 1987</small>
- Blastobasis insularis <small>(Wollaston, 1858)</small>
- Blastobasis intrepida <small>Meyrick, 1911</small>
- Blastobasis invigorata <small>(Meyrick, 1932)</small>
- Blastobasis iuanae
- Blastobasis kenya <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis lacticolella
- Blastobasis laurisilvae <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis lavernella <small>Walsingham, 1894</small>
- Blastobasis lecaniella <small>Busck, 1913</small>
- Blastobasis legrandi <small>Adamski, 1995</small>
- Blastobasis leucogonia <small>Zeller, 1877</small>
- Blastobasis leucotoxa
- Blastobasis leucozyga <small>Meyrick, 1936</small>
- Blastobasis lex
- Blastobasis litis
- Blastobasis lososi
- Blastobasis luteella <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis lutiflua <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis lygdi
- Blastobasis magna <small>Amsel, 1952</small>
- Blastobasis manto
- Blastobasis marmorosella <small>(Wollaston, 1858)</small>
- Blastobasis maroccanella <small>Amsel, 1952</small>
- Blastobasis millicentae <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis mnemosynella <small>Millière, 1876</small>
- Blastobasis moffetti
- Blastobasis molinda
- Blastobasis monozona
- Blastobasis mpala <small>Adamski, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis murcyae
- Blastobasis neniae
- Blastobasis neozona <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Blastobasis nephelias
- Blastobasis nephelophaea <small>Meyrick, 1931</small>
- Blastobasis neptes <small>(Walsingham, 1912)</small>
- Blastobasis nigromaculata <small>(Wollaston, 1858)</small>
- Blastobasis nivis
- Blastobasis normalis
- Blastobasis nothrotes
- Blastobasis ochreopalpella <small>(Wollaston, 1858)</small>
- Blastobasis ochrobathra
- Blastobasis ochromorpha
- Blastobasis orithyia
- Blastobasis orladelaneae
- Blastobasis pacalis <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis pallescens
- Blastobasis paludis
- Blastobasis pannonica <small>Sumpich & Liska, 2011</small>
- Blastobasis parki <small>Sinev, 1986</small>
- Blastobasis pentasticta
- Blastobasis phaedra
- Blastobasis phaeopasta
- Blastobasis phycidella <small>(Zeller, 1839)</small>
- Blastobasis pica <small>(Walsingham, 1894)</small>
- Blastobasis ponticella <small>Sinev, 2007</small>
- Blastobasis proagorella <small>Zeller, 1877</small>
- Blastobasis pulchella
- Blastobasis quaintancella
- Blastobasis rebeli <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis repartella
- Blastobasis retectella
- Blastobasis rosmarinella <small>Walsingham, 1901</small>
- Blastobasis rotae
- Blastobasis rotullae
- Blastobasis rubiginosella <small>Rebel, 1896</small>
- Blastobasis salebrosella <small>Rebel, 1940</small>
- Blastobasis sardinica <small>Sumpich, 2012</small>
- Blastobasis sciota <small>Bradley, 1961</small>
- Blastobasis scotia
- Blastobasis semilutea <small>Meyrick, 1916</small>
- Blastobasis serradaguae <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis sinica <small>Adamski & Li, 2010</small>
- Blastobasis spectabilella <small>Rebel, 1940</small>
- Blastobasis spermologa
- Blastobasis spiniella <small>Park, 2000</small>
- Blastobasis splendens <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis sprotundalis <small>Park, 1984</small>
- Blastobasis subdivisus <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis subolivacea <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Blastobasis suppletella <small>Zeller, 1877</small>
- Blastobasis syrmatodes <small>Meyrick, 1922</small>
- Blastobasis tabernatella <small>(Legrand, 1966)</small>
- Blastobasis tanyptera
- Blastobasis tapetae
- Blastobasis tarachodes <small>(Walsingham, 1912)</small>
- Blastobasis tarda
- Blastobasis taricheuta <small>Meyrick, 1909</small>
- Blastobasis taurusella <small>Adamski, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis thyone
- Blastobasis trachelista <small>Meyrick, 1921</small>
- Blastobasis transcripta
- Blastobasis triangularis <small>Walsingham, 1897</small>
- Blastobasis tridigitella
- Blastobasis usurae
- Blastobasis velutina <small>Walsingham, 1908</small>
- Blastobasis vesta
- Blastobasis virgatella <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis vittata
- Blastobasis walsinghami <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis wolffi <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis wollastoni <small>Sinev & Karsholt, 2004</small>
- Blastobasis xiphiae
- Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Footnotes
References
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