Acontiinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Noctuidae
Subfamilia: Acontiinae
Tribus: Acontiini - Armadini - Hypercalymniini
[list of tribus after Lafontaine & Fibiger (2006)]
Overview of genera

Abablemma – Abacena – Acaenica – Acidaliodes – Acontarache – Acrobyla – Acropserotarache – Aegleoides – Agrophila – Airamia – Alikangiana – Alypophanes – Amphodia – Amynodes – Anateinoma – Angitia – Arasada – Arenarba – Argillophora – Argyrargenta – Argyropasta – Aroana – Aulotarache – Bandelia – Barastrotia – Berresa – Bostrodes – Bryocodia – Cadiorapa – Callipyris – Calloruza – Callostrotia – Calymma – Cardiosace – Carmara – Cautaeschra – Cerathosia – Ceratostrotia – Chalenata – Chamyris – Chamyrisilla – Chara – Charoblemma – Chelichares – Chionoxantha – Chlorocodia – Chobata – Cingalesa – Clytoscopa – Cobubatha – Coccidiphaga – Codalithia – Coeloturatia – Cophanta – Copibryophila – Cretonia – Cryphioides – Cydosia – Daedalina – Dasyblemma – Decticryptis – Deltote – Diastema – Diplothecta – Dischalis – Ditrogoptera – Drobeta – Duhemia – Dymba – Dysgnathia – Dysmilichia – Ecnomia – Ectrogatha – Enea – Enispades – Enispodes – Epigrypera – Epopsima – Erastroides – Euaontia – Eublarginea – Eublemmistis – Eublemmoides – Eugatha – Eugnathia – Eugraptoblemma – Eulocastra – Eupsoropsis – Eusimplex – Farara – Flammona – Formosamyna – Fredina – Fulvarba – Gelenipsa – Gerarctia – Giubicolanta – Glaucicodia – Goniophylla – Gonophaea – Gyrohypsoma – Habrophyes – Haematosticta – Haplopseustis – Haplostola – Heliocontia – Heterorta – Hiccoda – Himerois – Holocryptis – Homocerynea – Hoplotarache – Hopothia – Hormoschista – Hypangitia – Hypercodia – Hypersophtha – Hyperstrotia – Hyriodes – Ilattia – Lambana – Lamprolopha – Latiphea – Lepidopyrga – Leuconycta – Ligidia – Lochia – Lophocerynea – Lophocryptis – Lophocyttarra – Lophomilia – Lophorache – Lophoruza – Lycaugesia – Maliattha – Manoblemma – Meizoglossa – Melaleucantha – Melamera – Meneptera – Mesembreosa – Mesocopsis – Mesophractias – Mesoruza – Metacausta – Metachrostis – Metaemene – Metapioplasta – Metasada – Metaxyllia – Micracontia – Micraeschus – Micrantha – Microedma – Microphaea – Microraphe – Mictochroa – Mimoruza – Monocymia – Nanamonodes – Narangodes – Neocerynea – Neochrostis – Neocodia – Neoerastria – Neotarache – Nerastria – Niaccaba – Nigetia – Obarza – Oederastria – Oediblemma – Oenoptera – Ortholeuca – Orthoruza – Oruza – Oruzodes – Outaya – Oxytrita – Ozana – Ozopteryx – Palura – Paracodia – Parangitia – Parasada – Parerastria – Paroruza – Paurosceles – Paventia – Pediarcha – Penisa – Pennalticola – Peperita – Perynea – Phaeozona – Phobolosia – Phoenicophanta – Pluxilloides – Prasinopyra – Procriosis – Prodosia – Prorachia – Proroblemma – Proschora – Protarache – Protocryphia – Pseudacidalia – Pseudeustrotia – Pseudomicrodes – Pseudophyllophila – Pseudosiccia – Pseudozarba – Ptyopterota – Pyraloides – Pyripnoa – Rhodotarache – Rhynchodia – Scotostena – Sexserrata – Sigela – Silda – Sinocharis – Smicroloba – Sophta – Stenocodia – Stenocryptis – Stenoloba – Stenorache – Stenostygia – Stylorache – Sugia – Swinhoea – Syngatha – Synthaca – Tabomeeres – Taraconica – Taseopteryx – Tavila – Technemon – Tegiapa – Tephrochares – Tesomonoda – Teucocranon – Thalerastria – Thaumasiodes – Thyatirina – Toanodes – Toanopsis – Trichogatha – Trichotarache – Trissernis – Trogatha – Trogoblemma – Trogocraspis – Trogotorna – Uncula – Uniptena – Vescisa – Via – Xanthograpta – Xanthomera – Zurobata
Name

Acontiinae
References

Hacker, H., 2013: Additions to several revisions of Noctuid genera revised from 2001 to 2011, with descriptions of nine new species and three new subspecies from Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Iran, with faunistic Notes (Noctuoidea). Esperiana, Buchreihe zur Entomologie, 18: 199–220. Abstract: [1].
Hacker, H. ; A. Legrain & M. Fibiger, 2010: Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and the tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acontiinae). Esperiana 14: 7–533. Corrigenda and Supplementa

Hermann H. Hacker.

Hacker, H.H. & W. Mey, 2010: Beiträge zur taxonomie, systematik und faunistik von Noctuidae (Noctuoidea), hauptsächlich aus dem Mseum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Memoir 5: 457–468.
Lafontaine, J.D. & Fibiger, M. 2006. Revised higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera). Canadian entomologist 138(5): 610–635. DOI: 10.4039/n06-012 Reference page.
Lafontaine, J.D.; Poole, R.W. 2010: Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). In: Schmidt, B.C.; Lafontaine, J.D. (eds) Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths II. ZooKeys, 39: 137–160. ISSN: 1313-2970 (online) ISSN: 1313-2989 (print) DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.39.427
Lafontaine, J.D. & Schmidt, B.C. 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys 40: 1–239. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 Reference page.
Pogue, M.G. 2010: The Acontiinae and Eustrotiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Zootaxa, 2499: 1–20. Preview PDF
Yoshimoto, H., 1999: Descriptions of a new genus and a new species of the Acontiinae (Noctuidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50(2): 79–81. Abstract and full article: [2].

Links

Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex).[3] (accessed 03/06/2006)

Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.[1][2][3][4][5]

Genera

These 52 genera belong to the subfamily Acontiinae:

Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816
Eusceptis Hübner, 1823
Phyllophila Guenée, 1852
Ponometia Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Pseudalypia H.Edwards, 1874
Spragueia Grote, 1875
Tarache Hübner, 1823
Tribe Armadini
Armada Staudinger, 1884
Asplenia Hampson, 1916
Tribe Chamaecleini
Aleptinoides Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Austrazenia Warren, 1913
Chalcoecia Hampson, 1908
Chamaeclea Grote, 1883
Heminocloa Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Hemioslaria Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Megalodes Guenee, 1852
Thurberiphaga Dyar, 1920
Trogotorna Hampson, 1910
Not placed in a tribe
Acrobyla Rebel, 1903
Alypophanes Turner, 1908
Apaustis Hübner, 1823
Barastrotia Warren, 1913
Bostrodes Hampson, 1910
Chamyris Guenée, 1852
Chara Staudinger, 1892
Cingalesa Hampson, 1884
Drasteriodes Hampson, 1926
Drobeta Walker, 1858
Duhemia Rungs, 1943
Ectrogatha Hampson, 1910
Emmelia
Heterorta Warren, 1913
Lambana Walker, 1866
Metacausta Hampson, 1910
Metopoceras Guenee, 1850
Mimoruza Hampson, 1895
Outaya Chrétien, 1911
Oxytrita Warren, 1913
Parerastria Warren, 1914
Perynea Hampson, 1910
Pseudacidalia Hampson, 1894
Pyraloides Rebel, 1948
Rabila Walker, 1865
Rhodotarache Warren, 1914
Shiraia
Stemmaphora Staudinger, 1888
Stenocryptis Warren, 1913
Stenorache Hampson, 1910
Tephrochares Zerny, 1933
Trissernis Meyrick, 1902
Trogoblemma Hampson, 1910

References

"Acontiinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
"Acontiinae subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
Wagner, David L.; Keegan, Kevin; Bugh, Valerie G. (2019). "A Tale of Two Caterpillars and Reclassification of Cerathosia Smith and Cydosia Duncan [& Westwood] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 73 (1). doi:10.18473/lepi.73i1.a1.
Keegan, Kevin; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; et al. (2021). "Toward a Stable Global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab005.

Savela, Markku (August 2, 2019). "Acontiinae Guenée, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 21, 2019.