Hemitheini

Hemitheini
Small emerald, Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Bruand, 1846
Genera

Several, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chlorochromini Duponchel, 1845
  • Chlorochromites Duponchel, 1845
  • Comostolini Inoue, 1961
  • Hemistolini Inoue, 1961
  • Hemitheidae Bruand, 1846
  • Hemitheiti Bruand, 1846
  • Jodiini Inoue, 1961 (lapsus)
  • Jodini Inoue, 1961
  • Microloxiini Hausmann, 1996
  • Thalassodini Inoue, 1961
  • Thalerini Herbulot, 1963
(but see text)

Though small in absolute diversity of genera, the Hemitheini are nonetheless the largest tribes of geometer moths in the subfamily Geometrinae. Like most Geometrinae, they are small greenish "emerald moths". The tribe was first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1846.

In some treatments the Comostolini, Hemistolini, Jodini, Microloxiini, Thalassodini and Thalerini are split off as independent tribes. But they are probably paraphyletic among themselves and with respect to the remaining Hemitheini.[2] Consequently, until more information is available they are included in the Hemitheini here.

In other systems,[3] the Geometrinae are defined in a more inclusive way; the Hemitheini are then ranked as a subtribe Hemitheiti.

  1. ^ Forum Herbulot (2008)
  2. ^ Holloway (1996), Beljaev (2007)
  3. ^ e.g. Holloway (1996)