Pyralinae

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Pyralinae
Meal moth (Pyralis farinalis) imago (Pyralini
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Pyralinae
Latreille, 1809
Type species
Phalaena (Pyralis) farinalis
Tribes

Endotrichini
Hypotiini
Pyralini
and see text

The Pyralinae are the typical

superfamily Pyraloidea, the caterpillar larvae of many Pyralinae – and in some cases even the adults – have evolved the ability to use unusual foods for nutrition; a few of these can become harmful to humans as pests of stored goods.[1]

Description and ecology

Adult Endotricha flammealis of the Endotrichini in typical resting pose

This subfamily unites generally mid-sized to smallish moths with a more or less

genital ductus bursae, their corpus bursae barely extending forward beyond abdominal segment 7. Otherwise they are rather nondescript mid-sized moths (large by Pyralidae standards) which at least sometimes can be distinguished from their relatives by possessing forewing vein 7 and having hindwing veins 7 and 8 unjoined as adults.[2]

The

bat guano.[1]

Systematics

The

autapomorphic subfamilies Epipaschiinae and Phycitinae.[1]

Even though the Pyralinae contain a high number of

junior synonyms of the Pyralini. A large number of genera are considered not to be reliably assignable to one of the three tribes; it is not at all certain that the presently-used subdivisions of the Pyralinae are the last word on the issue.[1]

The tribes – with some significant genera and species also noted – and the genera of unclear affiliation in this subfamily are:[3]

Genera incertae sedis

The genus Micronix, formerly placed here, seems to belong to the Crambidae, but its exact placement is obscure. For a similar case, see Tanaobela.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Solis (2007)
  2. ^ Clarke (1986), Solis (2007)
  3. ^ See references in Savela (2011)

References

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  • Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1–485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!)
  • Savela, Markku (2011): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Pyralinae. Version of 2011-MAR-03. Retrieved 2011-MAY-29.
  • Solis, M. Alma (2007): Phylogenetic studies and modern classification of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera). Revista Colombiana de Entomología 33(1): 1-8 [English with Spanish abstract]. HTML fulltext
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