CEDESTIS Zeller, 1839

Cedestis, Zeller, 1839: 204

Descedistis; misspelling (Inoue et al. 1982: 198)

Dycedestis Spuler, 1910: 449

Eucedestis Paclt, 1951: 127

Type species: Argyresthia farinatella Zeller, 1839 .

This genus was described to include European species whose larvae feed on conifers. One species is tentatively placed in this genus on account of similarities in the genitalia.