Sterrhinae
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 subfamily is divided into eight tribes:
- Cosymbiini Prout, 1911
- Cyllopodini Kirby, 1892
- Lythriini Herbulot, 1962
- Rhodometrini Agenjo, 1952
- Rhodostrophiini Prout, 1935
- Scopulini Duponchel, 1845[1]
- Sterrhini Meyrick, 1892
- Timandrini Stephens, 1850
The Tribe Lythriini with the genus Lythria (Hübner, 1823) and the species Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) was transferred from Larentiinae in 2008[2].
References
- ^ Tribe Scopulini recognised after revision Pasi Sihvonen (2005) at the moment only seven genera
- ^ 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
Literature
- Günter Ebert (Hrsg.): Die Schmetterlinge Baden-Württembergs Band 8, Nachtfalter VI (Spanner (Geometridae) 1. Teil), Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-800-13497-7
- 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 8-788-75729-3
- Axel Hausmann: The Geometrid moths of Europe, 2. Sterrhinae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 8-788-75737-4
- 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.
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