Desmobathrinae is a
subfamily
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Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classifica ...
of the moth family
Geometridae
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 ''metro ...
described by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...
in 1886.
Recognized genera
;Tribe Desmobathrini:
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Alex
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''
Walker, 1863
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Antozola''
Herbulot, 1992
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Apatadelpha''
Prout, 1910
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Brachytrita''
Swinhoe, 1904
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Caledophia''
Holloway, 1979
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Callipotnia''
Warren, 1899
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Celerena''
Walker, 1862
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Conolophia''
Warren, 1894
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Derambila
''Derambila'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Description
Its palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae long and slender, minutely serrate in male, which is ciliated in fe ...
''
Walker, 1863
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Derxena''
Walker, 1866
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Dolerophyle
''Dolerophyle'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientif ...
''
Warren, 1894
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Dolichoneura
''Dolichoneura'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific n ...
''
Warren, 1894
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Encryphia
''Encryphia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner
Alfred Jefferis Turner (3 October 1861, in Canton – 29 December 1947, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was a pediatrician and noted amateu ...
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Turner, 1904
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Foveabathra
''Foveabathra'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientif ...
''
Holloway, 1996
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Leptoctenopsis
''Leptoctenopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific ...
''
Warren, 1895
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Noreia''
Walker, 1861
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Ophiogramma
''Ophiogramma'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first 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 Schmetterli ...
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Hübner, 1831
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Ozola
''Ozola'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), clothed with hair and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male ciliated. Abdomen and legs are ...
''
Walker, 1861
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Panagropsis
''Panagropsis'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scienti ...
''
Warren, 1894
;Tribe Eumeleini:
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Eumelea
''Eumelea'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841. Species are confined to Austro-Malayan subregions and throughout China, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Description
Palpi u ...
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Duncan Westwood 1841
References
Geometridae
Moth subfamilies
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