Crambinae

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Crambinae
Crambus perlella (Edkins).jpg
Crambus perlella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Latreille, 1810
Tribes
  • Argyriini
  • Chiloini
  • Crambini
and see text
Synonyms
  • Ancylolomiinae
Parapediasia teterrellus.

Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta.

Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a subfamily of the family Pyralidae. If this is done, the present group would be demoted to tribe status, as Crambini.

Crambinae taxonomy[]

Former genera[]

  • Araxates Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889
  • Charitopepla Meyrick, 1933
  • Neerupa Hampson, 1919
  • Loxophantis Meyrick, 1935
  • Welaka Hulst, 1888

See also[]

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