Hypeninae, Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2017 (585), pp. 1-58 : 38

Subfamily Hypeninae

Nomenclature follows Poole (1989).

Hypena porrectalis (Fabricius, 1794)

This species has been placed in Ophiuche Hübner , but Poole (1989) synonymysed the two genera, and this is accepted by Lafontaine and Schmidt (2010), although not by Heppner (2003). Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series, with the type of its synonym obditalis Walker (NHMUK, ♂) and NHMUK series. Charlotteville, at light: ♀ 15–19 Jun 1998 (Roger Hammond & Piers Meynell) [UWIZM.CABI.8154]; Crown Point, at light: ♀ 15–17 May 1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]; Scarborough, Scarborough, Marden House, MVL: 3♂ 9 Jan 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [♂ UWIZM.CABI.3573, 2♂ MJWC]

Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)

Like the last, this species has also been placed in Ophiuche . Identified by comparison with the type of H. scissalis Walker (NHMUK, Dominican Republic, a synonym) and NHMUK series of H. lividalis . Charlotteville, at light: ♀ (no head) 14–18 Jun 1999 (Roger Hammond) [MJWC]