Midilinae is a
subfamily
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of the
lepidoptera
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n 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 ...
.
It was described by
Eugene G. Munroe
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Munro ...
in 1958.
The 10 genera altogether comprise 57 species, with the majority of them occurring in the
Neotropical realm
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Definition
In bioge ...
, whereas ''
Dolichobela'' and ''
Styphlolepis'' are found in
Australia
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.
Genera
*''
Cacographis''
Lederer, 1863 (= ''Zazanisa''
Walker, 1865)
*''
Dismidila''
Dyar, 1914
*''
Dolichobela''
Turner, 1932
*''
Eupastranaia''
Becker, 1973 (= ''Pastranaia''
Munroe, 1970)
*''
Gonothyris''
Hampson, 1896
*''
Hositea''
Dyar, 1910
*''
Midila''
Walker, 1859 (= ''Singamia''
Möschler, 1882, ''Tetraphana''
Ragonot, 1891)
*''Odilla''
Schaus, 1940
*''
Phryganomima''
Hampson, 1917
*''
Styphlolepis''
Hampson, 1896
References
* , 2012: Revision of ''Odilla noralis'' Schaus and Transfer of Erupini to Midilinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). ''Annals of Carnegie Museum'' 80 (4): 309–322. Abstract:
* , 2012: A molecular phylogeny for the pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) and its implications for higher-level classification. ''Systematic Entomology'' 37 (4): 635–656. Abstract: .
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Crambidae
Taxa named by Eugene G. Munroe
Moth subfamilies