Scopulini
Encyclopedia
Scopulini is a tribus
of the geometer moth
family
(Geometridae), with about 900 species in seven genera.
Tribus
Tribus may refer to* Tribe, a social group, originally:** a division of the citizenry of ancient Rome; see Tribal Assembly* Tribus , an EP released by Brazilian Thrash metal band Sepultura...
of the geometer moth
Geometer moth
The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Geometridae), with about 900 species in seven genera.
Systematics
Scopulini as a family name is an old synonym of the subfamily Sterrhinae (Meyrick, 1892). The Tribe Scopulini is divided into seven genera, of which only Scopula and Problepsis have species in Europe.- Scopulini Duponchel, 1845
- DithalamaDithalamaDithalama is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:* Dithalama cosmospila Meyrick, 1888* Dithalama desueta * Dithalama persalsa * Dithalama punctilinea -References:* *...
Meyrick, 1888 (4 species in Australia and Tasmania) - IsoplenodiaIsoplenodiaIsoplenodia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
Prout, 1932 (1 species in Madagascar) - LipomeliaLipomeliaLipomelia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
Warren, 1893 (1 species from India to Taiwan) - SomatinaSomatinaSomatina is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
Guenée, 1858 (44 species in Africa, East Asia and Australia) - ZythosZythosZythos is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...
Fletcher, 1979 (11 species from Indonesia up to Papua-New Guinee) - ProblepsisProblepsisProblepsis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:* Problepsis achlyobathra – Prout, 1928* Problepsis plenorbis – Prout, 1917-References:*...
Lederer, 1853 (51 species in the palearctic, Africa, South-East Asia to Australia) - ScopulaScopula (moth)Scopula is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:Listed alphabetically.* Scopula adelpharia * Scopula adeptaria * Scopula adulteraria...
Schrank, 1802 (including Glossotrophia Prout, 1913 and Holarctias Prout, 1913) (over 800 species)
- Dithalama
Phylogenetics
The Phylogenetics of Scopulini was described in detail in 2005 by Pasi Sihvonen.Literature
- Axel Hausmann: The Geometrid moths of Europe, 2. Sterrhinae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 8-788-75737-4
- D. Abraham, N. Ryrholm, H. Wittzell, J. D. Holloway, M. J. Scoble, C. Lofstedt: Molecular phylogeny of the subfamilies in Geometridae (Geometroidea: Lepidoptera). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20(1): 65-77 (2001)
- Pasi Sihvonen: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143: 473–530 London 2005 .