Subfamily * Aphalarinae Löw, 1879

Comments

The Aphalarinae is strongly supported as a monophylum in molecular analyses (Percy et al. 2018; Cho et al. 2019), morphologically (Loginova 1964; Brown & Hodkinson 1988; Burckhardt & Queiroz 2013; Ouvrard et al. 2013) and by the pattern of sperm formation (Labina et al. 2014). The subfamily includes two monophyletic tribes: the extant Aphalarini and the extinct Paleopsylloidini †.

Tribe * Aphalarini Löw, 1879

Caillardiini Loginova, 1964: 447.

Coelocarinae Li, 2011: 351.

Colposceniini Bekker-Migdisova, 1973: 109.

Eumetoecini Li, 2011: 356.

Gyropsyllini White & Hodkinson, 1985: 270 .

Stigmaphalarini Vondráček, 1957: 140, nomen nudum, no included genera, recognised by Loginova (1974).

Xenaphalarini Loginova, 1964: 447 .

Comments

Aphalarini comprises the extant members of the subfamily and is probably monophyletic. It has been diagnosed by Loginova (1964), Brown & Hodkinson (1988) and Burckhardt & Queiroz (2013). The phylogenetic relationships between the 16 recognised genera were analysed by Burckhardt & Queiroz (2013). In the molecular analyses of Percy et al. (2018) six of the genera were included. The molecular analyses share with the morphological tree by Burckhardt & Queiroz (2013) the basal position of Colposcenia and the sister group relationship of Aphalara and Craspedolepta (the latter was recovered also by Cho et al. 2019).

Included genera

* Aphalara Foerster, 1848 (syn. Pseudaphorma, Rumicita); Brachystetha Loginova, 1964; Caillardia de Bergevin, 1931; * Colposcenia Enderlein, 1929 (syn. Phanerostigma, Stigmaphalara); * Craspedolepta Enderlein, 1921 (syn. Anomocera, Cerna, Loginovia, Magnaphalara, Neocraspedolepta, Paracraspedolepta, Tetrafollicula, Xanioptera); Crastina Loginova, 1964 (syn. Eustigmatia); Epheloscyta Loginova, 1976; Eumetoecus Loginova, 1961; Eurotica Loginova, 1962; Gyropsylla Brèthes, 1921 (syn. Metaphalara, Coelocara sensu Li nec Tuthill); Hodkinsonia Burckhardt et al., 2004 (replacement name for Burckhardtia Brown & Hodkinson nec Frech); * Lanthanaphalara Tuthill, 1959; * Limataphalara Hodkinson, 1992; * Neaphalara Brown & Hodkinson, 1988; Rhodochlanis Loginova, 1964 (syn. Rhombaphalara); Xenaphalara Loginova, 1961 .