Musotiminae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classifica ...
of the
lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described speci ...
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
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 1884
Genera
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Aeolopetra''
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Albusambia''
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Ambia'' (= ''Metathyrida'' , ''Metathyridia'' )
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Austromusotima''
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Baeoptila''
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Barisoa''
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Cilaus''
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Drosophantis''
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Elachypteryx''
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Eugauria''
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Lygomusotima''
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Malleria''
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Midilambia''
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Musotima'' (= ''Musotina'' )
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Neomusotima''
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Neurophyseta'' (= ''Cymoriza'' , ''Cymorrhiza'' , ''Neurophysetis'' , ''Omphaloptera'' )
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Odilla''
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Panotima''
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Parthenodes''
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Siamusotima''
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Thysanoidma
''Thysanoidmaa'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and ...
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Undulambia
''Undulambia'' is a genus of moths of the 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 stem ...
'' (= ''Ambia albitesselalis'' )
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Uthinia''
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Yoshiyasua
''Yoshiyasua'' is a grass moth genus (family Crambidae) of subfamily Musotiminae. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error. The genus contains o ...
'' (= ''Melanochroa'' )
References
* , 1998: The Scopariinae and Heliothelinae stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of the Oriental Region- a revisional synopsis with descriptions of new species from the Philippines and Sumatra. ''Nachrichten entomologische Verein Apollo'' 17 Suppl.: 475–528.
* , 1999: Catalogue of the Oriental ''Acentropinae'' (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). ''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'' 142 (1): 125–142. Full article
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18087971
Musotiminae,
Crambidae