The Bistonini are a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
of
geometer moth
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative for ...
s in
subfamily Ennominae
Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moths, though some (such as the peppered moth) grow to be considerably large. This s ...
. As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. In addition, the entire tribe is sometimes merged into a much-expanded
Boarmiini
The Boarmiini (also often called ''Cleorini'') are a large tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.
Description and systematics
This family is sometimes massively expanded, with the closely related Bistonini, Bupalini, Erannini, ...
. In other treatments, the
Erannini are included in the present group.
They overall resemble the Boarmiini, which are certainly closely related. Bistonini tend to retain more
plesiomorph
In phylogenetics, a plesiomorphy ("near form") and symplesiomorphy are synonyms for an ancestral character shared by all members of a clade, which does not distinguish the clade from other clades.
Plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, apomorphy, an ...
ic traits (they are rather
basal
Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''.
Science
* Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
* Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...
in the expanded Boarmiini) and contain many species that are very large and hairy by geometer moth standards, somewhat resembling
Arctiidae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
.
[Young (2008)]
Selected genera and species
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Agriopis
''Agriopis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
* ''Agriopis aurantiaria'' (Hübner, 1799) – scarce umber
* '' Agriopis bajaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
* '' Agriopis beschkovi ...
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Spring usher
''Agriopis leucophaearia'', the spring usher, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is a Palearctic species found from Europe to the Russian Far East, Siberia ...
, ''Agriopis leucophaearia''
**
Dotted border, ''Agriopis marginaria''
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Almabiston''
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Amorphogynia
''Amorphogynia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Gree ...
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* ''
Apocheima''
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Biston
In Greek mythology, Biston (Ancient Greek: Βίστων or Βιστών) was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe, daughter of river-god Nestus. His two brothers were Odomas and Edonus (eponyms of two Thracian tribes, the Odomanti and the Edoni). ...
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Chondrosoma''
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Cochisea''
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Hypagyrtis
''Hypagyrtis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Species
* '' Hypagyrtis brendae'' Heitzman, 1975
* '' Hypagyrtis caesia'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1892)
* '' Hypagyrtis esther'' (Barnes, 1928)
* '' Hypagy ...
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* ''
Larerannis''
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Lycia
Lycia ( Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; el, Λυκία, ; tr, Likya) was a state or nationality that flourished in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is t ...
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Brindled beauty
The brindled beauty (''Lycia hirtaria'') is a Palearctic moth belonging to the family Geometridae.
Subspecies
*''Lycia hirtaria cataloniae'' Vojnits & Mészáros, 1973
*''Lycia hirtaria diniensis'' (Oberthür, 1913)
*''Lycia hirtaria hanovien ...
, ''Lycia hirtaria''
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Megabiston''
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Microbiston''
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Nyssiodes''
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Pachyerannis''
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Paleacrita''
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Spring cankerworm, ''Paleacrita vernata''
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Phigaliohybernia
''Phigaliohybernia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient ...
''
* ''
Protalcis
''Protalcis'' is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek '' ...
''
* ''
Pterotocera
''Pterotocera'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ...
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Footnotes
References
* (2008)
Family group names in Geometridae Retrieved July 22, 2008.
* (1994): ''The Moths of Borneo: Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae.'' London.
* (2008)
Version of June 24, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
* (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. ''
Zootaxa
''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press
''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view ...
'' 1736: 1-141
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