
Crambinae is a large
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 ...
, the crambid snout
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 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s. It currently includes over 1,800
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
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
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gr ...
of this group is supported by the structure of the
tympanal organ
A tympanal organ (or tympanic organ) is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane ( tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are sensed by ...
s and the phallus attached medially to the
juxta
In insect anatomy, the juxta is an organ in the males of most Lepidoptera (i.e. moths and butterflies) that supports the aedeagus, the organ used for reproduction in insects. The juxta is located between the two valvae.
Juxta has also bee ...
, as well as genetic analyses.
Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the
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 ...
, some authorities treating them as a subfamily of the family
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyra ...
. If this is done, the present group would be demoted to
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 ...
status, as Crambini.
Crambinae taxonomy
*tribe ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
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Anaclastis''
Turner, 1904
**''
Aphrophantis''
Meyrick, 1933
**''
Argentochiloides''
Błeszyński, 1961 (= ''Argentochilo''
Błeszyński & Collins, 1962)
**''
Australargyria''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Autarotis''
Meyrick, 1886 (= ''Pogonoptera''
Turner, 1911)
**''
Batiana''
Walker, 1866
**''
Burmannia''
Bleszynski, 1965
**''
Catancyla''
Hampson, 1919
**''
Catharylla''
Zeller, 1863
**''
Charltona''
Swinhoe, 1886
**''
Charltoniada''
Strand, 1918
**''
Conocrambus''
Hampson, 1919 (= ''Anaresca''
Turner, 1947)
**''
Corynophora''
Berg, 1898 (= ''Halterophora''
Meyrick, 1897)
**''
Cypholomia''
Meyrick, 1933
**''
Diadexia
''Diadexia'' 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 stems ...
''
Turner, 1905
**''
Diploptalis''
Hampson, 1919 (= ''Diplotalis''
Błeszyński, 1963)
**''
Diploschistis''
Meyrick, 1937
**''
Elethyia''
Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889
**''
Epina''
Walker, 1866 (= ''Diatraenopsis''
Dyar & Heinrich, 1927)
**''
Eurhythma''
Turner, 1904 (= ''Eurythma''
Błeszyński & Collins, 1962)
**''
Hemiplatytes
''Hemiplatytes'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin Foster Hendrickson Benjamin (1895–1936) was an American entomologist and lepidopterist.
Biography
Benjamin was born in 189 ...
''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 (= ''Alamogordia''
Dyar & Heinrich, 1927)
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Hemiptocha
''Hemiptocha'' 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 approximate ...
''
Dognin, 1905
**''
Idioblasta''
Warren, 1891
**''
Japonichilo''
Okano, 1962
**''
Kupea
''Kupea'' is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Triuridaceae, native to tropical Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11 ...
''
Philpott, 1930
**''
Libuna
''Libuna'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1886. It contains only one species, ''Libuna solitella'', described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1866, which is found in Sri Lanka. ...
''
Moore, 1886 (= ''Bulina''
Walker, 1866)
**''
Lyndia
''Lyndia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Lyndia cannarum'', which is found in Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the ...
''
Savigny, 1816
**''
Maoricrambus''
Gaskin, 1975
**''
Mestolobes
''Mestolobes'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. All species are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Species
*'' Mestolobes abnormis'' (Butler, 1882)
*'' Mestolobes amethystias'' Meyrick, 18 ...
''
Butler, 1882 (= ''Promylaea''
Meyrick, 1899)
**''
Metaeuchromius
''Metaeuchromius'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Metaeuchromius anacanthus'' W. Li & H. Li in Li, Li & Nuss, 2009
*''Metaeuchromius changensis'' Schouten, 1997
*''Metaeuchromius circe'' Bleszynski, 1965
*''Metaeuchromiu ...
''
Błeszyński, 1960 (= ''Pseudeuchromius''
Błeszyński, 1965)
**''
Micrelephas''
Dognin, 1905
**''
Microchilo''
Okano, 1962
**''
Micronix
''Micronix'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Micronix nivalis'', which is found in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivarian ...
''
Amsel, 1956
**''
Microtalis
''Microtalis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Microtalis epimetalla'', which is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign count ...
''
Turner, 1911
**''
Neargyria
''Neargyria'' 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 stems ...
''
Hampson, 1896
**''
Neargyrioides
''Neargyrioides'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Neargyrioides aglaopis'', which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland
)
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''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Nechilo
''Nechilo'' 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 stems w ...
''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Neobanepa''
Hampson, 1919 (= ''Pyralopsis''
Dognin, 1905)
**''
Niveocatharylla''
Bassi, 1999
**''
Orthomecyna''
Butler, 1883
**''
Parancyla
''Parancyla'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1919. Its single species, ''Parancyla argyrothysana'', described in the same article, is found in Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: '' ...
''
Hampson, 1919
**''
Paratraea''
Hampson, 1919
**''
Parerupa''
Hampson, 1919 (= ''Coenotalis''
Hampson, 1919)
**''
Protyparcha
''Protyparcha'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Protyparcha scaphodes'', which is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. ...
''
Meyrick, 1909
**''
Pseudargyria''
Okano, 1962
**''
Pseudometachilo
''Pseudometachilo'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Pseudometachilo delius'' Bleszynski, 1966
*''Pseudometachilo faunellus'' (Schaus in Dyar, 1911)
*''Pseudometachilo irrectellus'' (Möschler, 1882)
*''Pseudometachilo sub ...
''
Błeszyński, 1962
**''
Ptochostola
''Ptochostola'' 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 approximat ...
''
Meyrick, 1882
**''
Roxita
''Roxita'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Roxita acutispinata'' W. Li & H. Li, 2009
*''Roxita adspersella'' (Snellen, 1893)
*''Roxita albipennata'' Inoue, 1989
*''Roxita apicella'' Gaskin, 1984
*''Roxita bipunctella'' (W ...
''
Błeszyński, 1963 (= ''Modestia''
Błeszyński, 1965)
**''
Schoenobiodes''
Hampson, 1917 (= ''Stenopydna''
Roepke, 1943)
**''
Sphaerodeltis
''Sphaerodeltis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Sphaerodeltis psammoleuca'', which is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République dém ...
''
Meyrick, 1933
**''
Styxon
''Styxon'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Styxon ciniferalis'', which is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's m ...
''
Błeszyński, 1962
**''
Thalamarchis
:''The concealer moth genus invalidly named ''Thalamarchis'' by Meyrick in 1904 has been renamed ''Thalamarchella.
''Thalamarchis'' is a genus of grass moths (family Crambidae). It is monotypic, with a single species ''Thalamarchis chalchorma'' ...
''
Meyrick, 1897
**''
Tomissa''
Walker, 1864
**''
Tulla
Tulla () is a market town in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the east of the county, on the R462 and near its junction with the R352, 18km from Ennis.
Etymology
Tulla is generally translated as ''An Tulach'', meaning "round hill". ...
''
Zimmerman, 1958
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Ubida''
Walker, 1863 (= ''Crunophila''
Meyrick, 1882)
**''
Zacatecas
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''
Błeszyński, 1962
*tribe Ancylolomiini
Ragonot, 1889
**''
Ancylolomia''
Hübner, 1825 (= ''Acylolomia''
Hampson, 1919, ''Jartheza''
Walker, 1863, ''Pseudoctenella''
Strand, 1907, ''Ctenus''
Mabille, 1906, ''Tollia''
Amsel, 1949)
**''
Aurotalis
''Aurotalis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*'' Aurotalis delicatalis'' (Hampson, 1919)
*'' Aurotalis dionisa'' Bleszynski, 1970
*''Aurotalis hermione
''Aurotalis hermione'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was de ...
''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Eufernaldia''
Hulst, 1900
**''
Mesolia''
Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889 (= ''Deuterolia''
Dyar, 1914, ''Eugrotea''
Fernald, 1896, ''Euparolia''
Dyar, 1914, ''Masolia''
Hampson, 1919)
**''
Prionapteron
''Prionapteron'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It contains only one species, ''Prionapteron tenebrella'', described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in China (Hubei, Sichu ...
''
Błeszyński, 1965
**''
Prionapteryx
''Prionapteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Prionapteryx achatina'' Zeller, 1863
*''Prionapteryx acreonalis'' (Walker, 1863)
*''Prionapteryx africalis'' Hampson, 1896
*''Prionapteryx albescens'' (Hampson, 1919)
*''Pr ...
''
Stephens, 1834 (= ''Alloea''
Turner, 1947, ''Calarina''
Walker, 1866, ''Hypotomorpha''
Rebel, 1892, ''Nuarace''
Walker, 1863, ''Naurace''
Błeszyński & Collins, 1962, ''Pindicitora''
Walker, 1863, ''Pindicitra''
Shibuya, 1928, ''Platytesia''
Strand, 1918, ''Prionopteryx''
Zeller, 1863)
**''
Prionotalis''
Hampson, 1919
**''
Pseudoschoenobius
''Pseudoschoenobius'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Pseudoschoenobius opalescalis'', which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico and Calif ...
''
Fernald, 1891
**''
Surattha
''Surattha'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was synonymized with ''Prionapteryx'' by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1967. Its status was later revised by Graziano Bassi and Wolfram Mey in 2011.
Description
Its palpi are porre ...
''
Walker, 1863
**''
Talis''
Guenée, 1845 (= ''Drasa''
Kapur, 1950, ''Prosmixis''
Zeller, 1846, ''Tulis''
Pagenstecher, 1909)
**''
Zovax''
Błeszyński, 1962
*tribe Argyriini
Munroe, 1995
**''
Argyria
Argyria or argyrosis is a condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or to silver dust. The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or blue-grey. It may take the form of ''generalize ...
''
Hübner, 1818
**''
Urola
The Urola is a river and valley in Gipuzkoa, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
The river is only 55 kilometres in length, and runs from headwaters in the Aizkorri Mountains, near the town of Legazpi to its outflow into the Cantabrian Sea a ...
''
Walker, 1863
**''
Vaxi
''Vaxi'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
References
External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Stanisław Błeszyński ...
''
Błeszyński, 1962
*tribe Calamotrophini
Gaskin, 1988
**''
Calamotropha''
Zeller, 1863 (= ''Aurelianus''
Błeszyński, 1962, ''Myeza''
Walker, 1863)
**''
Chrysocatharylla''
Bassi, 1999
**''
Classeya
''Classeya'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Classeya aphrodite'' Bleszynski, 1964
*''Classeya argyrodonta'' (Hampson, 1910)
*''Classeya bicuspidalis'' (Hampson, 1919)
*''Classeya bleszynskii'' Bassi, 1999
*''Classeya hexa ...
''
Błeszyński, 1960
**''
Pseudocatharylla
''Pseudocatharylla'' 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 appro ...
''
Błeszyński, 1961
**''
Pseudoclasseya
''Pseudoclasseya'' 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 approxi ...
''
Błeszyński, 1964
*tribe Chiloini
Heinemann, 1865
**''
Chilandrus
''Chilandrus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Chilandrus chrysistes'', which is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the sevent ...
''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Chilo''
Zincken, 1817 (= ''Borer''
Guenée, 1862, ''Chilona''
Sodoffsky, 1837, ''Chilotraea''
Kapur, 1950, ''Diphryx''
Grote, 1881, ''Hypiesta''
Hampson, 1919, ''Nephalia''
Turner, 1911, ''Silveria''
Dyar, 1925)
**''
Chiqua
''Chiqua'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. It contains only one species, ''Chiqua eblisella'', described in the same article, which is found in Bolivia
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Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Diatraea
''Diatraea'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*'' Diatraea albicrinella'' Box, 1931
*''Diatraea andina'' Box, 1951
*'' Diatraea argentina'' Box, 1931
*'' Diatraea bellifactella'' Dyar, 1911
*'' Diatraea brunnescens'' Box, 1931 ...
''
Guilding, 1828 (= ''Crambidiatraea''
Box & Capps, 1955, ''Diaraetria''
Grote, 1882, ''Diatraerupa''
Schaus, 1913, ''Diatrea''
Guilding, 1828, ''Eodiatraea''
Box, 1953, ''Iesta''
Dyar, 1909, ''Trinidadia''
Dyar & Heinrich, 1927, ''Zeadiatraea''
Box, 1955)
**''
Eschata''
Walker, 1856 (= ''Chaerecla''
Walker, 1865)
**''
Gadira''
Walker, 1866 (= ''Cryptomima''
Meyrick, 1882, ''Scenoploca''
Meyrick, 1882)
**''
Hednota''
Meyrick, 1886
**''
Leonardo''
Błeszyński, 1965
**''
Malgasochilo
''Malgasochilo'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Malgasochilo autarotellus'', which is found in Madagascar (Nosy Be). The forewings of this species are dull-greyish brown with a length of 12 mm.
...
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Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Myelobia
''Myelobia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Myelobia atrosparsellus'' (Walker, 1863)
*''Myelobia bimaculata'' (Box, 1931)
*''Myelobia biumbrata'' (Schaus, 1922)
*''Myelobia castrellus'' (Schaus, 1922)
*''Myelobia decolor ...
''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 (= ''Chilopsis''
Hampson, 1919, ''Doratoperas''
Hampson, 1896, ''Protaphomia''
Meyrick, 1936, ''Xanthopherne''
Dyar & Heinrich, 1927)
**''
Tauroscopa''
Meyrick, 1888 (= ''Oressaula''
Turner, 1913)
*tribe Crambini
Latreille, 1810
**''
Agriphila''
Hübner, 1825 (= ''Agrophila''
J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847, ''Alisa''
Ganev & Hacker, 1984)
**''
Agriphiloides''
Błeszyński, 1965
**''
Almita''
B. Landry, 1995
**''
Alphacrambus''
Bassi, 1995
**''
Amselia
''Amselia'' 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 stems wh ...
''
Błeszyński, 1959
**''
Angustalius''
Marion, 1954 (= ''Bleszynskia''
Lattin, 1961, ''Crambopsis''
Lattin, 1952)
**''
Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated cit ...
''
Walker, 1863
**''
Aureocramboides''
Błeszyński, 1961
**''
Bassiknysna
''Bassiknysna'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Bassiknysna jansei'', which is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in ...
''
Kemal & Kocak, 2005 (= ''Knysna''
Bassi, 1999)
**''
Caffrocrambus''
Błeszyński, 1961 (= ''Anomocrambus''
Błeszyński, 1961, ''Caffocrambus''
Bassi, 1994)
**''
Catoptria
''Catoptria'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Catoptria acutangulellus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
*''Catoptria algeriensis'' (Müller-Rutz, 1931)
*''Catoptria amathusia'' Bleszynski, 1965
*''Catoptria aurora'' Bleszynsk ...
''
Hübner, 1825 (= ''Exoria''
Hübner, 1825, ''Tetrachila''
Hübner, 1806)
**''
Cervicrambus
''Cervicrambus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Cervicrambus eximiellus'', which is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the ...
''
Błeszyński, 1966
**''
Chrysocrambus
''Chrysocrambus'' 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 approxim ...
''
Błeszyński, 1957 (= ''Chrysocramboides''
Błeszyński, 1957)
**''
Chrysoteuchia''
Hübner, 1825 (= ''Amphibolia''
Snellen, 1884, ''Veronese''
Błeszyński, 1962)
**''
Conocramboides''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Crambixon
''Crambixon'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Crambixon zarathustra'', which is found in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی ...
''
Błeszyński, 1965
**''
Crambus
The genus ''Crambus'' includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally. The adult stages are called crambid snout moths (a name shared with the rest of the family Crambidae, to distinguish them from Pyralidae sn ...
''
Fabricius, 1798 (= ''Argyroteuchia''
Hübner, 1825, ''Chilus''
Billberg, 1820, ''Palparia''
Haworth, 1811, ''Tetrachila''
Hübner, 1822)
**''
Culladia''
Moore, 1886 (= ''Araxes''
Walker, 1863, ''Crambidion''
Mabille, 1900, ''Nirmaladia''
Rose, 1983)
**''
Culladiella''
Błeszyński, 1970
**''
Dimorphocrambus''
Gibeaux, 1987
**''
Epichilo''
Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889
**''
Fernandocrambus
''Fernandocrambus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Fernandocrambus abbreviata'' (J. F. G. Clarke, 1965)
*''Fernandocrambus annulata'' (Aurivillius, 1922)
*''Fernandocrambus apocalipsus'' Bleszynski, 1967
*''Fernandocrambu ...
''
Aurivillius, 1922 (= ''Juania''
Aurivillius, 1922, ''Juanita''
Munroe, 1995)
**''
Fissicrambus
''Fissicrambus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*'' Fissicrambus adonis'' Bleszynski, 1963
*'' Fissicrambus albilineellus'' (Fernald, 1893)
*'' Fissicrambus alexanor'' Bleszynski, 1963
*'' Fissicrambus artos'' Bleszynski, 1 ...
''
Błeszyński, 1963
**''
Flavocrambus
''Flavocrambus'' 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 ...
''
Błeszyński, 1959
**''
Haplopediasia
''Haplopediasia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Haplopediasia aurantilineellus'', which is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), ...
''
Błeszyński, 1963
**''
Haploplatytes
''Haploplatytes'' 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 approxim ...
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Błeszyński, 1966
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Japonicrambus''
Okano, 1962
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La''
Błeszyński, 1966
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Loxocrambus
''Loxocrambus'' 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 approximate ...
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Forbes, 1920
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Mesocrambus
''Mesocrambus'' 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 approximat ...
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Błeszyński, 1957
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Mesopediasia''
Błeszyński, 1963
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Metacrambus''
Błeszyński, 1957
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Microcramboides''
Błeszyński, 1967
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Microcrambon''
Błeszyński, 1970
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Microcrambus''
Błeszyński, 1963
**''
Miraxis''
Błeszyński, 1962
**''
Miyakea''
Marumo, 1933
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Neocrambus''
Błeszyński, 1957
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Neoculladia''
Błeszyński, 1967
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Neodactria''
B. Landry, 1995
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Neopediasia''
Okano, 1962
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Novocrambus
''Novocrambus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Novocrambus propygmaeus'', which is found in Colombia and Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on ...
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Amsel, 1956
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Orocrambus''
Purdie, 1884 (= ''Orocrambus''
Meyrick, 1885)
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Parapediasia
''Parapediasia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Parapediasia atalanta'' (Bleszynski, 1963)
*''Parapediasia cervinellus'' (Zeller, 1863)
*''Parapediasia decorellus'' (Zincken, 1821)
*''Parapediasia detomatellus'' (Möschl ...
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Błeszyński, 1966 (''Parapediasia''
Błeszyński, 1963)
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Paraplatytes''
Błeszyński, 1965
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Pediasia''
Hübner, 1825 (= ''Carvanca''
Walker, 1856, ''Oseriates''
Fazekas, 1991, ''Pseudopediasia''
Ganev, 1987)
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Platytes''
Guenée, 1845 (= ''Nagahama''
Marumo, 1933)
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Precaffrocrambus''
Bassi, 2002
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Productalius
''Productalius'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Productalius tritaeniellus'', which is found in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repo ...
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Marion, 1954
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Pseudopediasia''
Błeszyński, 1963
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Raphiptera''
Hampson, 1896
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Sebrus''
Błeszyński, 1970
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Sericocrambus''
Wallengren, 1861
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Supercrambus
''Supercrambus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Supercrambus albiradialis'', which is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is th ...
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Błeszyński, 1967
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Tawhitia
''Tawhitia'' 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 ...
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Philpott, 1931 (= ''Velasquez''
Błeszyński, 1962)
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Tehama''
Hulst, 1888
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Thaumatopsis
''Thaumatopsis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*''Thaumatopsis actuellus'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
*''Thaumatopsis atomosella'' Kearfott, 1908
*''Thaumatopsis bolterellus'' (Fernald, 1887)
*''Thaumatopsis crenulatella'' K ...
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Morrison, 1874 (= ''Propexus''
Grote, 1880)
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Thisanotia''
Hübner, 1825 (= ''Thinasotia''
Heinemann, 1865, ''Thysanotia''
J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847)
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Tortriculladia''
Błeszyński, 1967
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Xanthocrambus''
Błeszyński, 1957 (= ''Xanthocrambus''
Błeszyński, 1955)
*tribe Diptychophorini
Gaskin, 1972
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Cleoeromene
''Cleoeromene'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by David E. Gaskin in 1986. It contains only one species, ''Cleoeromene smithi'', described by Herbert Druce in 1896 which is found in south-western Mexico, including Gue ...
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Gaskin, 1986
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Diptychophora''
Zeller, 1866 (= ''Colimaea''
Dyar, 1925, ''Colimea''
Błeszyński, 1966, ''Mysticomima''
Meyrick, 1931, ''Scissolia''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
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Gargela''
Walker, 1864 (= ''Mixophyla''
Meyrick, 1887, ''Angonia''
Snellen, 1893, ''Mixophila''
Hampson, 1896)
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Glaucocharis
''Glaucocharis'' 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 ...
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Meyrick, 1938 (= ''Pagmania''
Amsel, 1961, ''Pareromene''
Osthelder, 1941, ''Ditomoptera''
Hampson, 1893)
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Incaeromene
''Incaeromene'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by David E. Gaskin in 1986. Its only species, ''Incaeromene subuncusella'', described in the same article, is found in Peru.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just spa ...
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Gaskin, 1986
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Neoeromene''
Gaskin, 1986
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Peniculimius''
Schouten, 1994
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Steneromene''
Gaskin, 1986
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Tamsica''
Zimmerman, 1958
*tribe Euchromiini
Léger, Landry & Nuss, 2019
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Euchromius''
Guenée, 1845 (= ''Eromene''
Hübner, 1825, ''Ommatopteryx''
Kirby, 1897, ''Pseudoancylolomia''
Ahmad, Zaidi & Kamaluddin, 1982)
*tribe Haimbachiini
B. Landry, 1995
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Achilo
''Achilo'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Achilo lignella'', which is found in Venezuela.
References
Haimbachiini
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Hans Georg Amsel
C ...
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Amsel, 1957 (= ''Chilopsis''
Amsel, 1956)
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Bissetia''
Kapur, 1950 (= ''Girdharia''
Kapur, 1950)
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Coniesta
''Coniesta'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*'' Coniesta araealis'' (Hampson, 1912)
*'' Coniesta forsteri'' (Bleszynski, 1965)
*''Coniesta ignefusalis
''Coniesta ignefusalis'', the pearl millet stem-borer, is a moth in ...
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Hampson, 1919
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Donacoscaptes''
Zeller, 1877
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Eoreuma
''Eoreuma'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
*'' Eoreuma arenella'' A. Blanchard & Knudson, 1983
*'' Eoreuma callista'' Klots, 1970
*'' Eoreuma confederata'' Klots, 1970
*'' Eoreuma crawfordi'' Klots, 1970
*'' Eoreuma dens ...
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Ely, 1910
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Friedlanderia
''Friedlanderia'' 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 approxim ...
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Agnew, 1987 (= ''Chiloides''
Amsel, 1949, ''Chiloides''
Błeszyński, 1963)
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Haimbachia
''Haimbachia'' 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 approximate ...
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Dyar, 1909
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Neogirdharia
''Neogirdharia'' 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 ...
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Song & Chen in Chen, Song & Yuan, 2004
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Occidentalia
''Occidentalia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. and Carl Heinrich in 1927. It contains only one species, ''Occidentalia comptulatalis'', described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is fou ...
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Dyar & Heinrich, 1927
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Pseudobissetia
''Pseudobissetia'' 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 approxi ...
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Błeszyński, 1959
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Thopeutis''
Hübner, 1818 (= ''Cephis''
Ragonot in Staudinger, 1892, ''Hombergia''
de Joannis, 1910, ''Stenochilo''
Hampson, 1896, ''Tetrachila''
Hübner, 1808, ''Topeutis''
Hübner, 1825)
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Xubida''
Schaus, 1922
Former genera
*''
Araxates''
Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889
*''
Charitopepla''
Meyrick, 1933
*''
Neerupa''
Hampson, 1919
*''
Loxophantis''
Meyrick, 1935
*''
Welaka''
Hulst, 1888
See also
*
List of crambid genera
The large moth 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 inconspicuou ...
References
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Crambidae
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
Moth subfamilies