Nystaleinae is a
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 ...
of the
moth family Notodontidae. The subfamily was described by
William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes
William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (April 23, 1885 Westborough – April 12, 1968 Worcester) was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superor ...
in 1948.
Diversity
The subfamily Nystaleinae contains approximately 300 species.
Distribution
The subfamily is restricted almost entirely to the
Neotropics, with a few species extending as far north as Canada.
[; ; 2014: Four new species of ''Symmerista'' Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica. '' ZooKeys'', 421: 39-63. ]
Genera
References
* ; 2010: Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico
''ZooKeys'' 40: 1-239.
* , 2011: A new species of ''Elasmia'' Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of ''Elasmia mandela'' (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae). ''ZooKeys'' 149: 51-67.
*
* , 2013: ''World Catalogue of Insects: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)'', Volume 11: 1-608.
* , 1993: Groupe d'espèces proches de ''Phedosia turbida'' Möschler 1878 (Lepidoptera Notodontidae). ''Lambillionea'' 93 (4): 407-410.
* , 2009: ''Schausiplusia lahoussei'' n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). ''Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie'' 25 (4): 373-376.
* , 2010: Notes a propos de la description de nouvelles especes de Nystaleini de l´Amerique Tropicale (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae). ''Lambillionea'' 110 (1): 101-117.
* 1992: Survey of adult morphology in Nystaleinae and related Neotropical subfamilies (Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). ''Journal of research on the Lepidoptera'', 31(3-4): 233-277
Notodontidae
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