Hemitheini

Hemitheini
Small emerald, Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Scientific 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.