Hemitheini
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Small Emerald, Hemistola chrysoprasaria Photo from entomart.be |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| (unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Geometroidea |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
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Hemitheini Bruand, 1846 |
| Genera | |
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Several, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Several, see text
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".
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. Consequently, until more information is available they are included in the Hemitheini here.
In other systems, the Geometrinae are defined in a more inclusive way; the Hemitheini are then ranked as a subtribe Hemitheiti.
A few Geometrinae genera are not yet assigned to a tribe with certainty; some of them might belong here too.
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