Tribe Xanthorhoini Pierce, 1914

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• Xanthorhoini Pierce, F.N. 1914. The Genitalia of the Group Geometridae of the Lepidoptera of the British Islands. Liverpool, : The author.
• Euboliini Duponchel, P.A.J. 1844-1846. Catalogue méthodique des Lépidoptères d'Europe distribués en familles, tribus et genres avec l'exposé des caractères sur lesquels ces divisions sont fondées, et l'indication des lieux et des époques où l'on trouve chaque espèce, pour servir de complement et de rectification a l'histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères de france. Paris [1845] 1844. : Méquignon-Marvis Fils xxx+523 pp., pls 75-90. [Eubolites. Senior synonym, but not applied as Xanthorhoini is widely accepted. see Code art. 40.2 (ICZN 1999). Emended by reasons of grammar].

  Type genus:

   Eubolia Duponchel, 1829.

  Secondary source:

   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Fourth Edition. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/ (Accessed 6 June 2012).
• Scotopterygini Warren, W. 1895. New species and genera of Geometridae in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 2: 82-159 [Senior synonym, but not applied as Xanthorhoini is widely accepted, see Code art. 23.9 (ICZN 1999).].

  Type genus:

   Scotopteryx Hübner.

  Secondary source:

   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Fourth Edition. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/ (Accessed 6 June 2012).
• Ortholithini Tutt, J.W. 1896. British Moths. London : Routledge. [Senior synonym].

  Type genus:

   Ortholitha Hübner, 1821.
• Phasianini Gumppenberg, C.F. von 1887. Systema Geometrarum zonae temperatioris septentrionalis [part]. Nova Acta Academia Caesaeae Leopoldino-Carolinae 49: 233-400 [junior homonym; to Phasianidae (Aves). Senior synonym].

  Type genus:

   Phasiane Duponchel, 1829.
• Epirrhoini Pierce, F.N. 1914. The Genitalia of the Group Geometridae of the Lepidoptera of the British Islands. Liverpool, : The author.
• Psychophorini Hampson, G.F. 1918. Some small families of the Lepidoptera which are not included in the key to the families in the Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae, a list of the families and subfamilies of the Lepidoptera with their types and a key to the families. Novitates Zoologicae 25: 366-394.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Holloway, J.D. 1997. The moths of Borneo Part 10: Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. Malayan Nature Journal 51: 1-242 [97, 98] (Eubolini, Scotopterygini, Phasianini, Ortholithini)
• Viidalepp, J. 2007. The Geometrid Moths of Europe, (Larentiinae I). Stenstrup : Apollo Books, Vol. 3 pp. 550 & 22 colour pls. (Eubolini, Scotopterygini, Epirrhoini, Ortholithini, Psychophorini)

Introduction

The fauna of the Xanthorhoini is rich and diverse in Australasia amd most likely contains both basally derived and more recently evolved elements, and a number of endemic taxa (Schmidt 2005). The following researchers have made important contributions to defining the tribe: Forbes 1948; McGuffin 1958; Herbulot 1961-62; Heitzman & Enns 1978; Hodges et al. 1983; Holloway 1986, 1997; Patočka 1995; McQuillan & Edwards 1996; Viidalepp 1996; and Leraut 1997. However the concept of the tribe remains relatively unresolved (Schmidt 2005).

Diagnosis

Schmidt (2005) proposed the following synapomorphies from male genitalia for the tribe: 1) reduction in A7, 2) broad eversible coremata positioned dorso-laterally on A7, 3) absence of basal processes at costa valva, 4) presence of calcar or rudiments fused with juxta medially, 5) somewhat rod-shaped sclerites or derivates, or rudiments at juxta laterally. Also the presence of a median band forming a projection distally, and wavy bands in the forewing are characteristic, but are also found in some other larentiine tribes.

Diagnosis References

Schmidt, O. 2005. Revision of Scotocyma Turner (Lepdidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Australian Journal of Entomology 44: 257-278 [276]