Ateliotum is a small genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. It belongs to the subfamily Myrmecozelinae.Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)
Species Ateliotum presently contains the following 13 species:Robinson Ateliotum arabicum Petersen, 1961 Ateliotum arenbergeri Petersen & Gaedike, 1985 Ateliotum confusum Petersen, 1966 Ateliotum convicta (Meyrick, 1932) Ateliotum crymodes (Meyrick, 1908) Ateliotum hungaricellum Zeller, 1839 (= A. cypellias, A. obliterata) Ateliotum insularis (Rebel, 1896) (= A. horrealis, A. instratella, A. insulare) Ateliotum lusitaniella (Amsel, 1955) Ateliotum parvum Petersen, 1988 Ateliotum petrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (= A. turatiella) Ateliotum petrinella orientale Petersen, 1973 Ateliotum reluctans (Meyrick, 1921) Ateliotum resurgens (Gozmány, 1969) Ateliotum syriaca (Caradja, 1920) (= A. taurensis)
Synonyms Junior synonyms of Ateliotum are: Craterombris Meyrick, 1921 Dysmasia Herrich-Schaffer 1853 Hylophygas Meyrick, 1932 Hyoprora Meyrick, 1908 Metarsiora Meyrick, 1937 Saridocompsa Meyrick 1937
Footnotes
References (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Ateliotum. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-07. : Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2010-MAY-07.