2006 Volume 4 Pages 39-109
The Japanese micropterigid moths are revised. Seventeen species in five genera are recognized from Japan, described or redescribed with the male and female genital figures. Of these, two genera, Issikiomartyria Hashimoto and Kurokopteryx Hashimoto, and seven species, Issikiomartyria akemiae Hashimoto, Issikiomartyria plicata Hashimoto, Issikiomartyria distincta Hashimoto, Issikiomartyria bisegmentata Hashimoto, Kurokopteryx dolichocerata Hashimoto, Neomicropteryx kiwana Hashimoto, and Neomicropteryx redacta Hashimoto, are new to science. A new combination is given: lssikiomartyria nudata (Issiki). Biology and immature structures of the Japanese species are also described together with the keys to genera and to species provided on the basis of the adult characters. Phylogenetic relationships among the Northern Hemisphere genera are analyzed by the cladistic analysis using PAUP* (Swofford, 2002) based on the morphological characters of adults. A monophyly of the Northern Hemisphere genera except for Micropterix is supported by nine apomorphies, but their immediate sister taxon remains unresolved.
