Scopulini

Scopulini is a tribe of the geometer moth family, with about 900 species in seven genera. The tribe was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.

Systematics

Scopulini as a family name is an old synonym of the subfamily Sterrhinae. The tribe Scopulini is divided into seven genera, of which only Scopula and Problepsis have species in Europe.

Scopulini Duponchel, 1845
* Dithalama Meyrick, 1888
* Isoplenodia Prout, 1932
* Lipomelia Warren, 1893
* Somatina Guenée, 1858
* Zythos D. S. Fletcher, 1979
* Problepsis Lederer, 1853
* Scopula Schrank, 1802

Phylogenetics

The phylogenetics of Scopulini was described in detail in 2005 by Pasi Sihvonen.

Literature

Hausmann, Axel The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 2. Sterrhinae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004,
Abraham, D.; Ryrholm, N.; Wittzell, H.; Holloway, J. D.; Scoble, M. J.; Lofstedt, C.: "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamilies in Geometridae ". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 20: 65-77