Perittia, Stainton, 1854

Kaila, Lauri, 2019, An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae), Zootaxa 4632 (1), pp. 1-231 : 141-142

Genus PERITTIA Stainton, 1854

Perittia Stainton, 1854: 177 . Type species: Aphelosetia obscurepunctella Stainton, 1848: 2164 , by monotypy.

Scirtopoda Wocke, 1876: 465 . Type species: Tinagma herrichiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 , by subsequent designation by Fletch- er (1929: 200). Junior homonym of Scirtopoda Brandt, 1844: 212 (Mammalia) .

Mendesia Joannis, 1902: 231 . Type species: Mendesia echiella Joannis, 1902 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Polymetis Walsingham, 1908a: 969 . Type species: Polymetis carlinella Walsingham, 1908a: 969 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Triboloneura Walsingham, 1908b: 54 . Type species: Elachista sepulchrella Stainton, 1872a , by original designation. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Phthinostoma Meyrick, 1914b: 196 . Type species: Phthinostoma infumata Meyrick, 1914b , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (2011a: 47).

Symphoristis Meyrick, 1918: 55 . Type species: Symphoristis ptychospila Meyrick, 1918 , by original designation. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Aristoptila Meyrick, 1932b: 219 . Type species: Aristoptila smaragdophanes Meyrick, 1932 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (2000: 161).

Zemiocrita Meyrick, 1933: 366 . Type species: Zemiocrita spermatopis Meyrick, 1933: 366 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (2000: 161).

Onceroptila Braun, 1948: 10 . Type species: Aphelosetia cygnodiella Busck, 1921 , by original designation. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1995: 210).

Swezeyula Zimmerman & Bradley, 1950: 191 . Type species: Swezeyula lonicerae Zimmerman & Bradley, 1950 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kuroko (1982: 208).

Perittoides Sinev, 1992a: 153 . Type species: Perittoides ochrella Sinev, 1992a , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Habeleria Traugott-Olsen, 1995a: 161 . Type species: Mendesia huemeri Traugott-Olsen, 1995a: 161 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Sineviana Traugott-Olsen, 1995a: 163 . Type species: Perittia karadaghella Budashkin & Sinev, 1991 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Pretoriana Traugott-Olsen, 1995b: 260 . Type species: Mendesia aganopa Meyrick, 1911 , by original designation and monotypy. Junior homonym of Pretoriana Uvarov, 1922: 99 (Insecta: Orthoptera ).

Sruogania Traugott-Olsen, 1995b: 263 . Type species: Perittia petrosa Sruoga, 1992 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Annettenia Traugott-Olsen, 1995b: 270 . Type species: Perittia eremonoma Braun, 1948 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Bradleyana Traugott-Olsen, 1995d: 420 . Type species: Perittia biloba Sruoga, 1990 , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Whitebreadia Traugott-Olsen, 1995d: 421 . Type species: Perittia weberella Whitebread, 1984 , by original designation. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Kuznetsoviana Traugott-Olsen, 1996a: 130. Type species: Perittia unifasciella Sinev, 1992b , by original designation and monotypy. Synonymized with Perittia by Kaila (1999a: 162).

Gautengia Kemal & Koçak, 2006: 4 . Type species: Mendesia aganopa Meyrick, 1911 , a replacement name for Pretoriana Traugott-Olsen, 1995 , nec Uvarov, 1922: 99. Synonymized with Perittia by Sruoga & De Prins (2009: 26).

‡ Mendesina ; misspelling ( Amsel 1935: 310).

Remarks: Leraut (1980: 67, 1997: 107) lists Orchestris Wocke (1876) , nec Kirby, 1837: 217 ( Coleoptera ) as a synonym of Perittia . Orchestris is not mentioned in Wocke’s work. Inclusion of this name in Leraut’s works is likely an error.