Marmara (moth)

Marmara is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

The head is smooth, antennae four-fifths to one, basal joint thick, with slight pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, slender, with appressed scales, pointed. Maxillary palpi 3 absent, 4 absent, 6 absent, 8 absent, 11 absent. Hindwings about one-half, linear-canceolate, cilia: 3 absent, 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked.

Correlated to Lithocolletis, but distinguished by the smooth head. Imago in repose sitting with forepart somewhat raised.

Species

 * Marmara affirmata (Meyrick, 1918)
 * Marmara apocynella Braun, 1915
 * Marmara arbutiella Busck, 1904
 * Marmara auratella Braun, 1915
 * Marmara basidendroca Fitzgerald, 1973
 * Marmara corticola Fitzgerald, 1973
 * Marmara elotella (Busck, 1909)
 * Marmara fasciella (Chambers, 1875)
 * Marmara fraxinicola Braun, 1922
 * Marmara fulgidella (Clemens, 1860)
 * Marmara guilandinella Busck, 1900
 * Marmara gulosa Guillén & Davis, 2001
 * Marmara habecki D.R. Davis, 2011
 * Marmara ischnotoma (Meyrick, 1915)
 * Marmara isortha (Meyrick, 1915)
 * Marmara leptodesma Meyrick, 1928
 * Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907
 * Marmara oregonensis Fitzgerald, 1975
 * Marmara phaneropis (Meyrick, 1915)
 * Marmara pomonella Busck, 1915
 * Marmara salictella Clemens, 1863
 * Marmara serotinella Busck, 1915
 * Marmara smilacisella (Chambers, 1875)