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Subfamily Sterrhinae Meyrick, 1892

Introduction

The validity and order of tribes have been mainly based on Holloway (1997) and Hausmann (2004). However recently Sihvonen and others have subjected the subfamily to rigorous phylogenetic analyses on both morphological and molecular data and sampled widely from the world fauna.

Sihvonen et al. (2020) recognised two major lineages in the subfamily with nine valid tribes. Sterrhinae comprise around 3000 species worldwide and are most diverse in the Neotropics (31%). Scopulini and Sterrhini are the most diverse tribes with around 900 species each globally. Sihvonen (2005) also conducted a detailed phylogenetic analysis based on morphology of the Scopulini and included all genera. He found seven genera to be valid, with the large genus Scopula comprising 85% of all species in the tribe.

Though there are several senior synonyms to this name, the name should be maintained, in order to keep nomenclatural stability (as proposed by Holloway (1997: 15); see also Code art. 40.2. (ICZN 1999).

 

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)
GEOMETROIDEA 15-Jul-2020 ADDED Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG)