Tineidae, Latreille, 1810

Lee, Dong-June, Ko, Jae-Ho, Lee, Tak-Gi & Bae, Yeong-Bin Cha and Yang-Seop, 2020, First report of Harmacloninae (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) in Korea, Journal of Species Research 9 (2), pp. 162-166 : 163

Key to the Korean subfamilies of Tineidae based on male genitalia

1. Gnathos absent ··························································· 2

– Gnathos present·························································· 3

2. Juxta fused with inner faces of valvae ························· ···································· Teichobiinae Heinemann, 1870

– Juxta not fused with inner face of valvae····················· ··················································· Scardiinae Eyer, 1924

3. Valva with digitiform processes ································· 4

– Valva without digitiform processes···························· 5

4. Apex of uncus articulated············································· ········································· Harmacloninae Davis, 1998

– Apex of uncus rounded ················································ ······································ Nemapogoninae Hinton, 1955

5. Saccus elongate and stick shaped ······························ 6

– Saccus not elongate and stick shaped ························ 8

6. Lobes of uncus fused and forming an articulated hook ················································ Tineinae Latreille, 1810

– Lobes of uncus not fused and forming an articulated hook············································································ 7

7. Uncus with developed spinose lobes ··························· ······································· Hieroxestinae Meyrick, 1893

– Uncus with not developed spinose lobes ····················· ····································· Myrmecozelinae Căpuşe, 1968

8. Valvae fused medially at base ······································ ······································ Hapsiferinae Zagulyaev, 1968

– Valvae not fused medially at base ································ ········································· Erechthiinae Meyrick, 1880