Hemitheini, Bruand, 1846

Pohl, Greg, Anweiler, Gary, Schmidt, Christian & Kondla, Norbert, 2010, An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada, ZooKeys 38 (38), pp. 1-549 : 210-211

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.38.383

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3789278

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B2F256-9FFD-A4F4-E6A7-FC5AFC02ABFA

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Plazi

scientific name

Hemitheini
status

 

Hemitheini

1401 * R Mesothea incertata (Hulst, 1862) M May – E Jun m B – T: Ferguson (1985a), McGuffin (1988)

L: Bowman (1951), Prentice (1963), Ferguson

(1985a), McGuffi n (1988) C: CNC, NFRC,

OLDS, PMAE, UASM

55.4. Archiearinae – infant moths

Medium-sized (25–35 mm wingspan) moths, most of which are brightly colored diurnal moths that fly very early in the spring. Th ey can be distinguished from other geometrids by their relatively stout hairy bodies and small oval eyes. The larvae of some species have more than two pairs of prolegs, but the additional pairs are reduced in size and they still move in the typical looper fashion.

Twelve species of Archiearinae are known worldwide, from colder areas of the northern and southern hemispheres. Two species are known in North America, both of which occur in AB. Th e North American species in the subfamily were treated by McGuffin (1988).

1402 * R Archiearis infans (Möschler, 1862) L Apr – L May m B – T: McGuffin (1988)

L: Bowman (1951), Prentice (1963), McGuffin

(1988) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM

1403 * R Leucobrephos brephoides (Walker, 1857) L Apr – L May m B g T: McGuffin (1988)

L: Bowman (1951), Prentice (1963), McGuffin

(1988) C: CNC, PMAE, UASM

55.5. Ennominae – ennomine moths

Small to large (20–70 mm wingspan) moths. Th e Ennominae are defined by the absence of M 2 as a tubular vein in the hindwing, but this character is not completely reliable, and the group may not be monophyletic. The genus Alsophila (two Palearctic and one Nearctic species) is included here in the tribe Alsophilini , according to the work of Young (2006). Females of a few species are wingless. Larvae of most species feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, and a few are pests, including the Fall Cankerworm ( Alsophila pometaria ).

Ennominae View in CoL is the most species-rich geometrid subfamily in the world, with over 9700 described species. Approximately 750 species are known from North America; 130 have been reported from AB. Th e group is relatively well known. McGuffin (1972, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1988) treated most of the Canadian species; his work was based in large part on a series of revisions of the North American taxa by Rindge and others, which generally provided more detail. Th e Cassymini View in CoL and Macariini were thoroughly covered for North America by Ferguson (2008). In the Boarmiini , the genera Hesperumia ( Rindge 1974c) View in CoL , Iridopsis ( Rindge 1966) View in CoL , and Stenoporpia ( Rindge 1968) View in CoL have been thoroughly covered. Most Bistonini were covered by Rindge (1975), the Baptini by Rindge (1979), and most Caberini by Rindge (1949, 1956b). Th e Angeronini genera covered elsewhere are Aspitates ( Munroe 1963) View in CoL , Pero ( Poole 1987) View in CoL , and Xanthotype ( Rindge 1978) View in CoL . The Nachophorini genera Gabriola View in CoL and Animomyia View in CoL were covered by Rindge (1974a, 1974b). The Lithinini genus Tacparia View in CoL was treated by Ferguson (1973). Th e Ourapterygini genera covered elsewhere are Enypia ( Evans 1960) View in CoL , Meris ( Rindge 1981) View in CoL , Nematocampa ( Ferguson 1993) View in CoL , Plataea ( Rindge 1976) View in CoL , and Synaxis ( Ferris and Schmidt 2010) View in CoL .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Loc

Hemitheini

Pohl, Greg, Anweiler, Gary, Schmidt, Christian & Kondla, Norbert 2010
2010
Loc

Cassymini

Holloway 1994
1994
Loc

Baptini

Forbes 1948
1948
Loc

Angeronini

Forbes 1948
1948
Loc

Animomyia

Dyar 1908
1908
Loc

Gabriola

Taylor 1904
1904
Loc

Tacparia

Walker 1860
1860
Loc

Macariini

Guenee 1858
1858
Loc

Ourapterygini

Bruand 1846
1846
Loc

Ennominae

Duponchel 1845
1845
Loc

Boarmiini

Duponchel 1845
1845
Loc

Caberini

Duponchel 1845
1845
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