The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.Wikispecies (2009-JUN-29), and see references in Savela (2003)
Genera Seven genera are presently placed here; numerous others are now considered junior synonyms (mostly of Ethmia): Agrioceros Betroka Erysiptila Ethmia Macrocirca Pseudethmia Pyramidobela (sometimes placed in the Oecophoridae (or Oecophorinae, if the Ethmiidae are included in Oecophoridae as subfamily). Sphecodora
References
See also Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
Further reading "Ethmiinae Busck, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 16, 2017.