The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of the Palaearctic realm.
Systematics The Lecithoceridae belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea, and comprises over 100 genera and nearly 900 species. The family is divided into these subfamilies: Lecithocerinae Torodorinae Gozmány in Amsel et al., 1978 Ceuthomadarinae Gozmány, 1978 Park (2015) recently proposed another subfamily Crocanthinae, mainly based on Crocanthes Meyrick. The new subfamily include Crocanthes Meyrick, Aprosesta Turner, st. rev. (which is resurrected as a valid genus), Lamprista Park, Pacificulla Park, Hannara Park, and Gonaepa Walker.
Unplaced to subfamily Crocanthes group Crocanthes Meyrick, 1886 Cophomantella T. B. Fletcher, 1940 Hannara Park in Park & Lee, 2013 Pacificulla Park in Park & Lee, 2013 Lamprista Park & Lee, 2013 Martyringa group Martyringa Busck, 1902 Other genera Aproparia Gozmány, 1972 Asmenistis Meyrick, 1925 Cynicocrates Meyrick, 1935 Cynicostola Meyrick, 1925 Enthetica Meyrick, 1916 Epimactis Meyrick, 1907 Galoxestis Wu, 1994 Heteroderces Meyrick, 1929 Hypochasmia Meyrick, 1929 Hyptiastis Meyrick, 1911 Isotypa Janse, 1954 Longipenis Wu, 1994 Malachoherca Wu, 1994 Merocrates Meyrick, 1931 Mexytocerus Viette, 1989 Monerista Meyrick, 1925 Olbothrepta Meyrick, 1925 Opacoptera Gozmány in Amsel et al., 1978 Phanoschista Meyrick, 1925 Phatnotis Meyrick, 1913 Philarachnis Meyrick, 1925 Placanthes Meyrick, 1923 Plagiocrossa Janse, 1954 Pompographa Gozmány, 1971 Proesochtha Wu, 1994 Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 Rhyparomatrix Gozmány, 1972 Scaeostrepta Meyrick, 1931 Scythostola Meyrick, 1925 Sisyrodonta Meyrick, 1922 Sphaerolbia Meyrick, 1934 Stryphnocopa Meyrick, 1920 Thamnopalpa Gozmány in Amsel et al., 1978 Urolaguna Wu, 1994
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