Spilomelinae

Taxobox
name = Spilomelinae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Mother of Pearl, "Pleuroptya ruralis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
subordo = Ditrysia
superfamilia = Pyraloidea
familia = Crambidae
subfamilia = Spilomelinae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision ="Arnia" "Pleuroptya" "Mecyna" "Agrotera" "Diasemia" "Diasemiopsis" "Duponchelia" "Spoladea" "Palpita" "Sceliodes" "Amaurophanes" "Dolicharthria" "Antigastra" "Metasia" "Nomophila" and see text

Spilomelinae is a very large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. They were formerly included in the Pyraustinae as tribe Spilpmelini; furthermore Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a subfamily (Crambinae) of the family Pyralidae. If this is done, Spilomelinae is usually treated as a separate subfamily within Pyralidae. The Spilomelinae are believed to be polyphyletic; many genera are only tentatively placed here even at this point.

With nearly 3,800 described species worldwide, this is the most speciose group among pyraloids. The moths are characterized by the absence of chaetosemata, a bilobed praecinctorium, projecting fornix tympani, pointed spinula, absence of a gnathos, and the female genitalia have no rhomboidal signum on the bursa copulatrix.

Genera tentatively referred to Spilomelinae

* "Aboetheta"
* "Acicys"
* "Aethaloessa"
* "Aetholix"
* "Agathodes"
* "Agrioglypta"
* "Anageshna"
* "Analyta"
* "Aphytoceros"
* "Apilocrocis"
* "Apogeshna"
* "Aporocosmus"
* "Araschnopsis"
* "Archernis"
* "Arthroschista"
* "Arxama"
* "Asciodes"
* "Ategumia"
* "Atelocentra"
* "Auchmophoba"
* "Azochis"
* "Bacotoma"
* "Bicilia"
* "Blepharomastix"
* "Bocchoris"
* "Botyodes"
* "Bradina"
* "Camptomastix"
* "Cangetta"
* "Caprinia"
* "Chabula"
* "Chalcidoptera"
* "Chilochroma"
* "Choristostigma"
* "Chrysothyridia"
* "Cirrhochrista"
* "Cissachroa"
* "Cnaphalocrocis"
* "Colomychus"
* "Compacta"
* "Conchylodes"
* "Condylorrhiza"
* "Conogethes"
* "Coptobasis"
* "Cotachena"
* "Criophthona"
* "Cryptobotys"
* "Cydalima"
* "Daulia"
* "Desmia"
* "Deuterarcha"
* "Deuterophysa"
* "Diacme"
* "Diaphania"
* "Diaphantania"
* "Diasemiodes"
* "Diastictis"
* "Diathrausta"
* "Dichocrocis"
* "Didymostoma"
* "Diplopseustis"
* "Dracaenura"
* "Dysallacta"
* "Ectadiosoma"
* "Epipagis"
* "Ercta"
* "Eudaimonisma"
* "Eulepte"
* "Eurrhyparodes"
* "Eurybela"
* "Eusabena"
* "Falcimorpha"
* "Filodes"
* "Framinghamia"
* "Geshna"
* "Glauconoe"
* "Glycythyma"
* "Glyphodes"
* "Haritalodes"
* "Herpetogramma"
* "Hoterodes"
* "Hydriris"
* "Hydropionea"
* "Hymenia"
* "Hymenoptychis"
* "Ischnurges"
* "Lamprosema"
* "Laniifera"
* "Leucinodes"
* "Leucochroma"
* "Lineodes"
* "Liopasia"
* "Lipararchis"
* "Loxomorpha"
* "Loxostegopsis"
* "Lygropia"
* "Lypotigris"
* "Macaretaera"
* "Macrobela"
* "Maracayia"
* "Maruca"
* "Meroctena"
* "Merodictya"
* "Metallarcha"
* "Metoeca"
* "Microthyris"
* "Mimophobetron"
* "Mimorista"
* "Myriostephes"
* "Myrmidonistis"
* "Nacoleia"
* "Nausinoe"
* "Neoleucinodes"
* "Niphograpta"
* "Nosophora"
* "Notarcha"
* "Omiodes"
* "Ommatospila"
* "Omphisa"
* "Orphanostigma"
* "Orphnophanes"
* "Orthospila"
* "Osiriaca"
* "Otiophora"
* "Pachynoa"
* "Palpusia"
* "Pantographa"
* "Pardomima"
* "Parotis"
* "Patania"
* "Penestola"
* "Perisyntrocha"
* "Phaedropsis"
* "Phostria"
* "Piletocera"
* "Pilocrocis"
* "Polygrammodes"
* "Prooedema"
* "Prophantis"
* "Prorodes"
* "Protonoceras"
* "Psara"
* "Pycnarmon"
* "Pygospila"
* "Rehimena"
* "Rhectocraspeda"
* "Rhectothyris"
* "Rhimphalea"
* "Rhimphaliodes"
* "Salbia"
* "Samea"
* "Sameodes"
* "Sathria"
* "Sedenia"
* "Sericophylla"
* "Sisyrophora"
* "Somatania"
* "Stemorrhages"
* "Steniodes"
* "Sufetula"
* "Syllepis"
* "Syllepte"
* "Symmoracma"
* "Synclera"
* "Syngamia"
* "Tabidia"
* "Talanga"
* "Tatobotys"
* "Terastia"
* "Tetridia"
* "Torqueola"
* "Trigonobela"
* "Tylostega"
* "Tyspanodes"
* "Voliba"
* "Zagiridia"
* "Zellerina"

ee also

* Visual gallery of Crambidae
* List of crambid genera