The Perissomasticinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae. They mostly have glossy, uniformly coloured or bicoulourd forewings and short labial palps.[2]

Perissomasticinae
Haplotinea ditella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Perissomasticinae
Gozmány, 1965[1]
Type genus
Perissomastix
Warren & Rothschild, 1905

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References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.26-Feb-2017)
  2. ^ Holloway, Kibby & Peggie, 2001. The families of Malesian Moths and Butterflies, Vol.3. - Fauna Malesiana Handbooks - Brill.