Herpetogrammatini

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Crambidae
Herpetogrammatini
Herpetogramma sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Tribe: Herpetogrammatini
Mally et al., 2019[1]

Herpetogrammatini is a tribe of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the pyraloid moth family Crambidae. The tribe was erected by Richard Mally, James E. Hayden, Christoph Neinhuis, Bjarte H. Jordal and Matthias Nuss in 2019.[1]

Seven genera, altogether comprising 286 species, are currently placed in Herpetogrammatini:[2]

  • Blepharomastix Lederer, 1863 (= Ichthyoptila Meyrick, 1936, Sozoa Walker, 1866)
  • Cryptobotys Munroe, 1956
  • Eurrhyparodes Snellen, 1880 (= Molybdantha Meyrick, 1884)
  • Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (= Acharana Moore, 1885, Coremataria Amsel, 1956, Culcitaria Amsel, 1957, Macrobotys Munroe, 1950, Pachyzancla Meyrick, 1884, Pantoeocome Warren, 1896, Piloptila Swinhoe, 1894, Ptiloptila Hampson, 1899, Stenomelas Hampson, 1912, Stenomeles Warren, 1892)
  • Hileithia Snellen, 1875
  • Metoeca Warren, 1896
  • Pilocrocis Lederer, 1863 (= Anisoctena Meyrick, 1894, Pilocrosis Janse, 1917)

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