Sterrhinae
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| Idaea subsericeata | |
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| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae Meyrick, 1892
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Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 2,800 described species.
Systematics
Sterrhinae is in fact a junior synonym of Idaeidae (Butler, 1881). Seeing this name is hardly used in literature and Sterrhinae is widely used, this name is preferred. The Tribe Lythriini with the genus Lythria (Hübner, 1823) and the species Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) was transferred from Larentiinae in 2008.[1]
The subfamily is divided into eight tribes:
- Cosymbiini Prout, 1911
- Cyllopodini Kirby, 1892
- Lythriini Herbulot, 1962
- Rhodometrini Agenjo, 1952
- Rhodostrophiini Prout, 1935
- Scopulini Duponchel, 1845[2]
- Sterrhini Meyrick, 1892
- Timandrini Stephens, 1850
Furthermore, a number of genera are unplaced to a tribe, these are:
- Chorizomena Turner, 1939 (Sterrhini?)
- Crypsityla Warren, 1900
- Dualana Strand, 1914 (Rhodostrophiini?)
- Haemalea Hubner, 1823
- Leptostales Moschler, 1890 (Sterrhini?, Scopulini?)
- Neothysanis Dognin, 1916 (Sterrhini?)
- Proutoscia Schaus, 1912
- Pseudasellodes Warren, 1904
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Former genera
Former genera include:
- Paraptychodes Warren, 1894 (now in Diptychinae)
References
- ^ Erki Õunap, Jaan Viidalepp & Urmas Saarma: Systematic position of Lythriini revised: transferred from Larentiinae to Sterrhinae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Zoologica Scripta, 37(4): 405-413, Oxford 2008 doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00327.x
- ^ Tribe Scopulini recognised after revision Pasi Sihvonen (2005) at the moment only seven genera
Literature
- Günter Ebert (Hrsg.): Die Schmetterlinge Baden-Württembergs Band 8, Nachtfalter VI (Spanner (Geometridae) 1. Teil), Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-8001-3497-7
- Walter Forster & Theodor Wohlfahrt: Die Schmetterlinge Mitteleuropas Band V Spanner (Geometridae). 312 S., Frankh´sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1973.
- M. J. Scoble: Geometrid moths of the world, a catalogue. CSIRO, Collingwood & Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-29-3
- Axel Hausmann: The Geometrid moths of Europe, 2. Sterrhinae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 87-88757-37-4
- D. Abraham, N. Ryrholm, H. Wittzell, J. D. Holloway, M. J. Scoble, C. Lofstedt: Molecular phylogeny of the subfamilies in Geometridae (Geometroidea: Lepidoptera). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20(1): 65-77 (2001)
- Pasi Sihvonen: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143: 473–530 London 2005 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
External links
- Lepiforum e. V. Fotoübersicht Sterrhinae
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Markku Savela: Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland
- Fauna Europaea
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