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The Macariini are a
Family group names in Geometridae
Retrieved 22 July 2008. * (2008)
Version of 8 March 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008. * (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. ''
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The Macariini 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 language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
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 the 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 ...
. Though they share many traits with the Sterrhinae
Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of geometer moths (family Geometridae) with some 3,000 described species, with more than half belonging to the taxonomically difficult, very diverse genera, ''Idaea'' and ''Scopula'' (Hausmann, 2004; Sihvonen, 2005 ...
, this is probably 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 rather than indicative of a close relationship, and DNA sequence
DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. Th ...
data points to the 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 ...
as particularly close relatives of the Macariini. All things considered, this tribe might still resemble the first Ennominae more than any other living lineage in the subfamily.Young (2008)
Selected genera and species
As numerous ennominae genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe,See references in Savela (2008) the genus list should be considered preliminary. * '' Acanthovalva'' * '' Aporhoptrina'' * ''Chiasmia
''Chiasmia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterling ...
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* '' Digrammia''
* '' Dissomorphia''
* '' Elpiste''
* '' Epelis''
* '' Eumacaria''
* '' Fernaldella''
* '' Gnopharmia''
* '' Godonela''
* '' Heliomata'' - might belong in Abraxini (Cassymini if distinct)
* '' Heterocallia''
* '' Hypephyra''
* '' Isturgia''
** Frosted yellow, ''Isturgia limbaria''
* '' Itame''
* '' Letispe''
* '' Luxiaria''
* ''Macaria
Macaria or Makaria (Greek Μακαρία) is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry both in the ...
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* '' Mellilla''
* '' Milocera''
* '' Monocerotesa'' - might belong in 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 ...
* '' Narraga''
* '' Neritodes'' (tentatively placed here)
* '' Oxymacaria''
* '' Parosteodes''
* ''Phyle
''Phyle'' ( gr, φυλή, phulē, "tribe, clan"; pl. ''phylai'', φυλαί; derived from ancient Greek φύεσθαι "to descend, to originate") is an ancient Greek term for tribe or clan. Members of the same ''phyle'' were known as ''symphylet ...
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* '' Plateoplia''
* '' Platypepla''
* '' Psamatodes''
* '' Pygmaena''
* '' Rectopis''
* '' Rindgea''
* '' Rhoptria''
* '' Semiothisa'' – includes ''Chiasmia'' and ''Macaria''
** Latticed heath, ''Semiothisa clathrata''
* '' Speranza''
* '' Tephrina''
* '' Trigrammia''
In addition, '' "Boarmia" penthearia'' appears to belong to the Macariini too.
Footnotes
References
* (2008)Family group names in Geometridae
Retrieved 22 July 2008. * (2008)
Version of 8 March 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008. * (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 (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week. ...
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