Pseudobistonidae Explained

Pseudobistonidae is a family of Asian moths in the superfamily Geometroidea. It was erected in 2015 and contained Pseudobiston pinratanai as its only species.^[1] A second species was moved into this family in 2019: Heracula discivitta, in a new subfamily called Heraculinae.^[2]

Subfamilies and genera

• Subfamily Pseudobistoninae Minet, Rajaei & Stüning, 2015
  • Genus Pseudobiston Inoue, 1994
• Subfamily Heraculinae Wang & Holloway, 2019
  • Genus Heracula Moore, [1866]

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/zsc.12108 . Advances in Geometroidea phylogeny, with characterization of a new family based on Pseudobiston pinratanai (Lepidoptera, Glossata) . Zoologica Scripta . 44 . 4 . 418–436 . 2015 . Rajaei. Hossein . Greve. Carola . Letsch. Harald . Stüning. Dieter . Wahlberg. Niklas . Minet. Joël . Misof. Bernhard .
2. 10.1111/syen.12326 . Molecular phylogenetic and morphological studies on the systematic position of Heracula discivitta reveal a new subfamily of Pseudobistonidae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea) . Systematic Entomology . 44 . 1 . 211–225 . 2019 . Wang . Houshuai . Holloway . Jeremy D. . Wahlberg . Niklas . Wang . Min . Nylin . Sören . free .