Palaeophanes brevispina is a species of moth in the family Psychidae. It is only known from Brunei.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.
Etymology The specific epithet is said to derived from the Latin brevi (short) and spina (thorn), in reference to the diagnostic short, subapical spine on the male valva. The proper word in classical Latin for "short" is however brevis (masculine/feminine) or breve (neuter).Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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External links Family Arrhenophanidae