| Peniculimius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Diptychophorini |
| Genus: | Peniculimius Schouten, 1994 [1] |
Peniculimius is a grass moth genus (family Crambidae) of subfamily Crambinae; its relationships within the latter group remain obscure. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.
The Pyraloidea are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide, and probably at least as many more remain to be described. They are generally fairly small moths, and as such, they have been traditionally associated with the paraphyletic Microlepidoptera.
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.
Diptychophora is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.
Glaucocharis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1938.
Roxita is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Chrysoteuchia topiarius, the topiary grass-veneer moth, subterranean sod webworm or cranberry girdler, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1866. It is found in most of North America.
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.
Peniculimius acehi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schouten in 1994. It is found on Sumatra.
Peniculimius api is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schouten in 1994. It is found in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Peniculimius captus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schouten in 1994. It is found in Brunei.
Peniculimius crassus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schouten in 1994. It is found in Malaysia (Sabah).
Peniculimius fructus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schouten in 1994. It is found in Brunei.
Peniculimius ravus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schouten in 1994. It is found in Brunei.
Peniculimius marginata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1974. It is found in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Peniculimius moorei is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1974. It is found in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Glaucocharis celebesensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1974. It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from Sulawesi.
Glaucocharis propepraemialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David Edward Gaskin in 1974. It is found on the New Hebrides.
Glaucocharis tripunctata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in India and Nepal.