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Hoploscopinae
Subfamily of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hoploscopinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by Robinson et al., 1994.[1]
In the past, the group had been considered a subfamily of Heliothelinae based on a sclerotized thorn that is invaginated into the corpus bursae of the female genitalia. This morphological feature common to both Hoploscopinae and Heliothelinae was considered an apomorphy of Heliothelinae sensu lato.[2] However, a phylogenetic analysis of Crambidae moths found that Hoploscopinae and Heliothelinae do not form a monophyletic group, and consequently split the two lineages into separate subfamilies.[3]
The subfamily currently comprises the two genera Hoploscopa Meyrick, 1886 and Perimeceta Turner, 1915, with altogether 46 species occurring in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia.[4] The caterpillars feed on ferns.[5][6]
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