The Bistonini are a
tribe
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of
geometer moth
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 ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...
s in
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
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 sub ...
. 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, Gno ...
. 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, and ...
ic traits (they are rather
basal 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''
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Spring usher, ''Agriopis leucophaearia''
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Dotted border, ''Agriopis marginaria''
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Almabiston''
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Amorphogynia''
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Apocheima
''Apocheima'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825, also known as ''Phigalia''.
Species
* ''Apocheima cinerarium'' (Erschoff, 1874)
* ''Apocheima denticulata'' (Hulst, 1900)
* ''Apocheima djakonovi'' (M ...
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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). Alte ...
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Chondrosoma''
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Cochisea''
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Hypagyrtis''
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Larerannis''
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Lycia
Lycia (Lycian language, 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 ...
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Brindled beauty, ''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''
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Protalcis''
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Pterotocera''
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
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'' 1736: 1-141
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