Tribe Macariini Guenée, 1857
- Macariini Guenée, A. in Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds) 1857. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 10(2) 584 pp. [Macaridae].
Type genus:
Macaria Curtis, 1826. - Semiothisini Warren, W. 1894. New genera and species of Geometridae. Novitates Zoologicae 1: 366-466.
- Fernaldellini Hulst, G.D. 1896. A classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 23: 245-386 [subjective synonym].
Type genus:
Fernaldella Hulst, 1896.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Holloway, J.D. 1994. The Moths of Borneo Part 11. Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae. Malayan Nature Journal 47(1-2): 1–309 [7, 9] (Semiothisini, Fernaldellini)
Diagnosis
Two male genitalic characters: two setal spines (or horns) at the tip of the uncus and a deeply emarginate or forked valve and transversely elongate chaetosemata are characteristic of the tribe (Holloway 1994).
Diagnosis References
Holloway, J.D. 1994. The Moths of Borneo Part 11. Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae. Malayan Nature Journal 47(1-2): 1–309
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETROIDEA | 04-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETRIDAE | 08-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | 28-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |