The Ophiusini are a

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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 w ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

Taxonomy

The tribe is one of the most successful of the major

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s of the subfamily

Erebinae The Erebinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae erected by William Elford Leach in 1815. Erebine moths are found on all continents except Antarctica, but reach their greatest diversity in the tropics. While the exact number of specie ...

. The tribe was previously classified as the subtribe Ophiusina of the subfamily

Catocalinae The Catocalinae are a subfamily of noctuoid moths, placed in family Noctuidae. In the alternative arrangement, where the Noctuidae are reduced to the core group around the Noctuinae, the present lineage is abolished, the upranked Catocalini bei ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

Phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

studies have shown that the Ophiusini are closely related to the tribe

Poaphilini The Poaphilini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown that the tribe is most closely related to the tribe Ophiusini. Those studies indicate that the genera ''Achaea'', '' Mimophisma'', and '' Ophism ...

, and both these tribes are best placed in the subfamily

of the family

. Many New World genera in the former Ophiusina were split into the tribe

Omopterini The Omopterini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The tribe was split from the tribe Ophiusini (also in the subfamily Erebinae) after phylogenetic analysis showed that the New World genera were not the closest relatives of the ...

after phylogenetic studies determined that the New and Old World genera were not as closely related to each other as they are to genera in other tribes of the

Genera

The following genera are included in the tribe.FE (2011), Wikispecies (2011-JUN-28), and see references in Savela (2011) * ''

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'' * '' Buzara'' * '' Cerocala'' * ''

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'' * '' Dermaleipa'' (sometimes in ''Thyas'') * ''

Dysgonia ''Dysgonia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Taxonomy Many species formerly in the genus were moved to other genera, such as ''Bastilla'', '' Buzara'', '' Pindara'' and '' Macaldenia'' ...

'' * ''

Euphiusa ''Euphiusa'' is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' * '' Grammodes'' * '' Gnamptonyx'' * ''

Heteropalpia ''Heteropalpia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macr ...

'' * ''

Lyncestis Lynkestis, Lyncestis, Lyngistis, Lynkos or Lyncus ( grc, Λυγκηστίς or Λύγκος la, Lyncestis or ''Lyncus'') was a region and principality traditionally located in Upper Macedonia. It was the northernmost mountainous region of Upper ...

'' * ''

Minucia ''Minucia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromot ...

'' * '' Ophiusa'' * ''

Prodotis ''Grammodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was bor ...

'' (may belong in ''Grammodes'') * ''

Rhabdophera ''Rhabdophera'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macro ...

'' * ''

Thyas ''Thyas'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1824. Species * '' Thyas androgyna'' (Berio, 1954) * '' Thyas arcifera'' (Hampson, 1913) * '' Thyas coronata'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''Thyas honesta' ...

'' * ''

Tytroca ''Tytroca'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

References

* (2011)
Ophiusini
Version 2.4, 27 January 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011. * Moth tribes {{Erebinae-stub