Crambinae

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Crambinae
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Crambus perlella
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Latreille, 1810
Tribes
  • Argyriini
  • Chiloini
  • Crambini
and see text
Synonyms
  • Ancylolomiinae
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Parapediasia teterrellus

Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta, as well as genetic analyses. [1]

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Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a subfamily of the family Pyralidae. If this is done, the present group would be demoted to tribe status, as Crambini.

Crambinae taxonomy

Former genera

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pyraustinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Pyraustinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes about 1,280 species Most of them tropical but some found in temperate regions including both North America and Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spilomelinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,135 described species in 344 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids.

<i>Crambus</i> Genus of moths

The genus Crambus includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally. The adult stages are called crambid snout moths, while the larvae of Crambus and the related genus Herpetogramma are the sod webworms, which can damage grasses.

<i>Agriphila</i> Genus of moths

Agriphila is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions.

<i>Ancylolomia</i> Genus of moths

Ancylolomia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

<i>Calamotropha</i> Genus of moths

Calamotropha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

<i>Catoptria</i> Genus of moths

Catoptria is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

<i>Chilo</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.

<i>Glaucocharis</i> Genus of moths

Glaucocharis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1938.

<i>Hypsopygia</i> Genus of moths

Hypsopygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chrysauginae</span> Subfamily of moths

The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths. They are primarily Neotropical and include about 400 described species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phycitini</span> Tribe of moths

The Phycitini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anerastiini</span> Tribe of moths

The Anerastiini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Odontiinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Odontiinae is a subfamily of moths of the family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glaphyriinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Glaphyriinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Margaroniini</span> Tribe of moths

Margaroniini is a tribe of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the pyraloid moth family Crambidae. The tribe was erected by Charles Swinhoe and Everard Charles Cotes in 1889, originally as family Margaronidae.

References

  1. Léger, Théo; Landry, Bernard; Nuss, Matthias (October 2019). "Phylogeny, character evolution and tribal classification in Crambinae and Scopariinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)". Systematic Entomology. 44 (4): 757–776. doi:10.1111/syen.12353. S2CID   202855312 . Retrieved 3 March 2022.