Chrysopeleiinae

Chrysopeleiinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Subfamily:	Chrysopeleiinae; Mosher, 1916
Synonyms
	Chrysopeleiidae; Walshiidae Hodges, 1962;

The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.^[1]

Distribution

The subfamily is distributed mostly in Central Asia, southern Asia, Africa and in America. In the Palearctic realm, over 50 species are found, with 16 species in six genera found in Europe.

Genera

Afeda (Nearctic)
Ascalenia (Palearctic, African, Australia)
Bifascia
Bifascioides
Calanesia (from Tunisia)
Calycobathra (northern Africa, Near & Middle East)
Chrysopeleia (nearctic)
Gisilia (Palearctic & African)
Ithome (Nearctic & Neotropical)
Nepotula (Nearctic)
Obithome (Nearctic)
Perimede (Nearctic & Neotropical)
Periploca (Nearctic & Palearctic)
Pristen (Nearctic)
Siskiwitia
Sorhagenia (Palearctic & Nearctic)
Stilbosis (most species but 2 from the Americas)
Walshia (Nearctic & Neotropical)

Placement uncertain

The following genera are alternatively placed in the subfamily Cosmopteriginae:

Formerly placed here

Eumenodora (India/Australia)

References

^ Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Auflage. Band 4 – Arthropoda: Insecta, Teilband 35, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7.

[1] Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. In: Maximilian Fischer (Hrsg.): Handbook of Zoology. 1. Auflage. Band 4 – Arthropoda: Insecta, Teilband 35, de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7.

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