Pyralini

The Pyralini are a tribe of snout moths described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. They belong to the subfamily Pyralinae, which contains the "typical" snout moths of the Old World and some other regions. The genus list presented here is provisional.
They are deemed to represent the lineage around the type species, the meal moth, a somewhat notorious pest of stored cereals and similar goods. Like this species, Pyralini are usually largish snout moths; some are boldly colored by standards of their family.

Systematics and taxonomy

While the Pyralini are a successful radiation even as presently circumscribed, this delimitation is highly provisional. It is very likely that more genera belong here, and perhaps the group will turn out to be so large or phylogenetically inconsistent that it will be split apart. Pending a detailed analysis, the following genera are placed here :Actenia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1854

* Actenia brunnealisAglossaAmphiderita Turner, 1925Arescoptera Turner, 1911Arippara Walker, Arispe Ragonot, 1891Bostra Walker, 1863Cardamyla Walker, 1859Catocrocis Ragonot, 1891Curena Walker, Dolichomia Ragonot, 1891 Essina Ragonot, 1891Fujimacia Marumo, 1939Gauna Walker,
* Gauna aegusalisHerculia HypsopygiaLixa Walker, Macna Walker, MapetaMaradana Moore, 1884Micromastra Schaus, 1940Neodavisia Barnes & McDunnough, 1914Ocrasa Perisseretma Warren, 1895Pseudasopia Grote, 1873 Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758
* Pyralis farinalis - meal moth
* Pyralis manihotalis
* Pyralis pictalis - Poplar pyralis, painted meal mothScenedra Meyrick, 1884
* Scenedra decoratalisScenidiopis Turner, 1904Stemmatophora Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1854Synaphe Hübner,
* Synaphe punctalisTaboga Dyar, 1914Tanyethira Turner, 1911Therapne Ragonot, 1890Trebania Ragonot, 1892
* Trebania flavifrontalis Tretopteryx Ragonot, 1890Ulotricha Lederer, 1863Vitessa Moore,

Numerous Pyralinae genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, and in general the subfamily is in need of thorough revision. Some genera have explicitly been allied with Pyralini genera in the past and might more likely than others be members of the present subfamily:Loryma Walker, 1859Scotomera Butler, 1881Tegulifera Saalmüller, 1880Zitha Walker,
Tanaobela is a more complicated case; it has by some authors been assigned to the grass moths. Others have placed it in the Pyralini, which may well be correct.

Synonyms

The Pyralini have some objective junior synonyms due to misidentifications of specimens by early entomologists. In addition, presumed lineages around Aglossa, Mapeta and Synaphe were once considered taxonomically distinct, often even as subfamilies, but are today included in the present tribe. While they are not likely to be subfamilies, their actual taxonomic status will be determined by future analyses. The presently-obsolete synonyms of Pyralini are:

Aglossinae A.Blanchard, 1840
Asopidae Guenée, 1854
Asopiinae Guenée, 1854
Cledeobiinae A.Blanchard, 1840
Homalochroidae Lederer, 1863
Homalochroinae Lederer, 1863