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Midilinae

Midilinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1958. The 11 genera altogether comprise 59 species, with the majority of them occurring in the Neotropical realm, whereas the species of the genera Dolichobela and Styphlolepis are found in Australia.

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Midilinae
Midila lamia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Midilinae
Munroe, 1958

Midilinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae.1 It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1958.2 The 11 genera altogether comprise 59 species, with the majority of them occurring in the Neotropical realm, whereas the species of the genera Dolichobela and Styphlolepis are found in Australia.2

Genera

The following genera are classified in the subfamily Midilinae:

References

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2021). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. Becker, V. O. (2022-06-30). "Notes on the Neotropical Midilinae, with description of one new genus and two new species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 50 (198): 295–301. doi:10.57065/shilap.138. ISSN 2340-4078.
  • Hayden, J.E., 2012: Revision of Odilla noralis Schaus and Transfer of Erupini to Midilinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Annals of Carnegie Museum 80 (4): 309–322. Abstract: doi:10.2992/007.080.0402
  • Regier, J.C. et al., 2012: A molecular phylogeny for the pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) and its implications for higher-level classification. Systematic Entomology 37 (4): 635–656. Abstract: doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00641.x.