Midilinae is a
subfamily of the
lepidopteran family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
.
It was described by
Eugene G. Munroe in 1958.
The 10 genera altogether comprise 57 species, with the majority of them occurring in the
Neotropical realm
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
, whereas ''
Dolichobela'' and ''
Styphlolepis
''Styphlolepis'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approxima ...
'' are found in
Australia.
Genera
*''
Cacographis''
Lederer, 1863 (= ''Zazanisa''
Walker, 1865)
*''
Dismidila
''Dismidila'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
''
Dyar, 1914
*''
Dolichobela''
Turner, 1932
*''
Eupastranaia''
Becker, 1973 (= ''Pastranaia''
Munroe, 1970)
*''
Gonothyris''
Hampson, 1896
*''
Hositea''
Dyar, 1910
*''
Midila''
Walker, 1859 (= ''Singamia''
Möschler, 1882, ''Tetraphana''
Ragonot, 1891)
*''Odilla''
Schaus, 1940
*''
Phryganomima
''Phryganomima'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass st ...
''
Hampson, 1917
*''
Styphlolepis
''Styphlolepis'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approxima ...
''
Hampson, 1896
References
* , 2012: Revision of ''Odilla noralis'' Schaus and Transfer of Erupini to Midilinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). ''Annals of Carnegie Museum'' 80 (4): 309–322. Abstract:
* , 2012: A molecular phylogeny for the pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) and its implications for higher-level classification. ''Systematic Entomology'' 37 (4): 635–656. Abstract: .
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Crambidae
Taxa named by Eugene G. Munroe
Moth subfamilies