Pseudoterpnini

The Pseudoterpnini are a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Geometrinae. The tribe was described by Warren in 1893. It was alternatively treated as subtribe Pseudoterpniti by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1996.

Pseudoterpnini
Jersey emerald (Pseudoterpna coronillaria)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Pseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
Synonyms
  • Pseudoterpninae
  • Terpnini Inoue, 1961
  • Archaeobalbini Viidalepp, 1981
  • Pingasini Heppner & Inoue, 1992

Distribution

Pseudoterpnini are widely distributed in the Old World, from western Europe to the western Pacific, in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.

Diversity

The tribe consists of over 300 species in 34 genera:

References

  • Data related to Pseudoterpnini at Wikispecies
  • Hausmann, A.; Sommerer, M.; Rougerie, R. & Hebert, P. (2009). "Hypobapta tachyhalotaria spec. nov. from Tasmania- an example of a new species revealed by DNA barcoding (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Spixiana. 32 (2): 161–166.
  • Herbulot, C. (1999). "New Geometridae from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. 16 (2): 147–153.
  • Herbulot, C. (1999). "Nouveaux Géométrides de Madagascar (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. 16 (4): 303–309.
  • Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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