Agonoxeninae

Formerly, the subfamily only contained four named species – all in the type genus Agonoxena – if (e.g. following Nielsen et al., 1996). Such a monotypic arrangement is fairly unusual in modern taxonomy without explicit need due to phylogenetic constraints. Hodges (in Kristensen, 1999) retained the Blastodacnidae in the Agonoxenidae, giving a grouping of some 31 genera, and treating the whole as a subfamily Agonoxeninae of the grass-miner moths (Elachistidae). Collectively, the Agonoxenidae and "Blastodacnidae" are known as palm moths. ==Genera==

• Agonoxena Meyrick, 1921 • Asymphorodes (formerly in Cosmopterigidae) • Cladobrostis • Diacholotis • Gnamptonoma Meyrick, 1917 • Helcanthica • Ischnopsis • Nanodacna • Nicanthes • Pammeces Zeller, 1863 (formerly in Cosmopterigidae) • Pauroptila • Porotica • Proterocosma (formerly in Cosmopterigidae) ==Former genera==

Blastodacna, Dystebenna, Haplochrois, Heinemannia and Spuleria are sometimes placed here, sometimes in the Elachistidae (or Blastodacnidae). Other genera formerly placed here: • Chrysoclista • Colonophora • Glaucacna • Palaeomystella • Panclintis • Prochola • Tocasta Busck, 1912 • Zaratha ==References==