Heteropterinae
Andrew V. Z. Brower and Andrew Warren
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This subfamily of monocot-feeding skippers is widely distributed, with endemic genera in Chile, Madagascar, Africa, as well as several widespread holarctic and neotropical groups. Heteropterinae are more slender, with longer abdomens, than skippers in other subfamilies.Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The hypothesis of relationships shown is based on Warren et al. (2009). The position of genera that were not represented in their cladistic analysis are inferred on the basis of morphological features.References
Warren, A. D., Ogawa, J. R. & Brower, A. V. Z. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of subfamilies and circumscription of tribes in the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperiodea). Cladistics 24, 642-676.
Warren, A. D., Ogawa, J. R. & Brower, A. V. Z. 2009. Revised classification of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea) based on combined molecular and morphological data. Systematic Entomology 34, 467-523.
Title Illustrations
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Source | C.palaemon |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2008 Luciano Giussani |
| Scientific Name | Piruna millerorum |
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| Location | Mexico: Sonora |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Kim Garwood |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Source | Miller's [sic] Skipperling (Piruna millerorum) |
| Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
| Copyright | © 2007 Kim Garwood |
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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- First online 21 February 2007
- Content changed 17 June 2009
Citing this page:
Brower, Andrew V. Z. and Andrew Warren. 2009. Heteropterinae . Version 17 June 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Heteropterinae/12153/2009.06.17 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
