Nystaleinae is a subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. The subfamily was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1948.
| Nystaleinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Nystaleinae Forbes, 1948 |
Diversity edit
The subfamily Nystaleinae contains approximately 300 species.
Distribution edit
The subfamily is restricted almost entirely to the Neotropics, with a few species extending as far north as Canada.[1]
Genera edit
- Ankale Weller, 1992
- Antiopha Schaus, 1901
- Bahaia Dyar, 1924
- Bardaxima Walker, 1858
- Calledema Butler, 1875
- Dasylophia Packard, 1864
- Didugua Druce, 1891
- Dunama Schaus, 1912
- Elasmia Möschler, 1886
- Elymiotis Walker, 1857
- Euharpyia Schaus, 1901
- Euxoga Möschler, 1878
- Gopha Walker, 1862
- Hippia Möschler, 1878
- Kryptokalos Weller, 1992
- Lepasta Möschler, 1878
- Lusura Walker, 1855
- Lyricinus Weller, 1992
- Lysana Möschler, 1883
- Marthula Walker, 1856
- Navarcostes Schaus, 1905
- Notela Schaus, 1901
- Notoplusia Schaus, 1901
- Nystalea Guenée, 1852
- Phedosia Möschler, 1878
- Phyllopalpia Draudt, 1932
- Poresta Schaus, 1901
- Strophocerus Möschler, 1883
- Pentobesa Schaus, 1901
- Schausiplusia Thiaucourt, 1995
- Symmerista Hübner, 1821
References edit
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- ^ Chacón, I.A.; Janzen, D.H.; Hallwachs, W. 2014: Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica. ZooKeys, 421: 39-63. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6342
- Lafontaine, J.D.; Schmidt, B.C. 2010: Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414
- Metzler, E.H. & E.C. Knudson, 2011: A new species of Elasmia Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of Elasmia mandela (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae). ZooKeys 149: 51-67.
- Miller, James S.; Thiaucourt, Paul (November 1, 2011). "Diversity of Prominent Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) in the Cloud Forests of Northeastern Ecuador, with Descriptions of 27 New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6): 1033–1077. doi:10.1603/AN10141.
- Schintlmeister, A., 2013: World Catalogue of Insects: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera), Volume 11: 1-608.
- Thiaucourt, P., 1993: Groupe d'espèces proches de Phedosia turbida Möschler 1878 (Lepidoptera Notodontidae). Lambillionea 93 (4): 407-410.
- Thiaucourt, P., 2009: Schausiplusia lahoussei n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie 25 (4): 373-376.
- Thiaucourt, P., 2010: Notes a propos de la description de nouvelles especes de Nystaleini de l´Amerique Tropicale (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae). Lambillionea 110 (1): 101-117.
- Weller, S.J. 1992: Survey of adult morphology in Nystaleinae and related Neotropical subfamilies (Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Journal of research on the Lepidoptera, 31(3-4): 233-277. [1]
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