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A phylogenetic analysis was conducted on the moth tribe Cnephasiini based on 83 morphological characters of adults (63 binary and 20 multistate). The analysis included 26 species representing 20 genera, plus two outgroup representatives of the tribe Tortricini. The cladistic analysis resulted in the 10 most parsimonious trees. The tribe Cnephasiini was recovered as monophyletic; the genusCnephasiawas not recovered as monophyletic; the New WorldDecodesclustered with the primarily Old WorldCnephasia;Oxypteronis best treated as monotypic (with the single speciespalmoni), andAmphicoecia adamana,Oporopsamma dunariaandO. wertheimsteinishould be assigned to a different genus;PropriomorphaandXerocnephasiawere the most basal groups;Exapate duratellaandEpicnephasia mongolicawere recognised as sister-groups; andKawabeiawas closest toTortricodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]