Erupinae Explained

Erupinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1995.[1]

Originally, Erupinae were described as a tribe in the subfamily Crambinae.[1] Later, they were moved to Midilinae.[2] A phylogenetic analysis of Crambidae moths found that Erupa does not form a monophyletic group with Midilinae, but is the sister group to either Crambinae or a monophylum of Heliothelinae and Scopariinae. Erupini were consequently removed from Midilinae and established as a separate subfamily.[3]

The subfamily currently comprises three genera: Erupa Walker, 1864 with 36 species, Lancia Walker, 1859 with the single species L. phrontisalis Walker, 1859, and Schoenerupa Hampson, 1919 with the species S. thermantis Hampson, 1919.[4]

Erupinae occur exclusively in the Neotropical realm.[4] The foodplants of the caterpillars are unknown, but monocotyledons have been suggested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Munroe, Eugene G. . Eugene G. Munroe . Heppner . John B. . Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea 3 . Association for Tropical Lepidoptera & Scientific Publishers, Gainesville . 1995 . 34–79 . Crambidae (Crambinae, Schoenobiinae, Cybalomiinae, Linostinae, Glaphyriinae, Dichogaminae, Scopariinae, Musotiminae, Midilinae, Nymphulinae, Odontiinae, Evergestinae, Pyraustinae) . 978-0945417323.
  2. Hayden . James E. . 2012 . Revision of Odilla noralis Schaus and transfer of Erupini to Midilinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) . Annals of Carnegie Museum . 80 . 4 . 309–322.
  3. Léger . Théo . Mally . Richard . Neinhuis . Christoph . Nuss . Matthias . 2020 . Refining the phylogeny of Crambidae with complete sampling of subfamilies (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea) . Zoologica Scripta . 50 . 1 . 84–99 . 10.1111/zsc.12452. free .
  4. Web site: www.pyraloidea.org . Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ) . Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Mally . Richard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Bauer . Franziska . Hayden . James . Segerer . Andreas . Schouten . Rob . Li . Houhun . Trofimova . Tatiana . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . 2003–2021 . 2021-06-16 . English.

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