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Zygaeninae

Insecta - Lepidoptera - Zygaenidae

Taxonomy
Zygaeninae was named by Latreille (1809). It is extant. Its type is Zygaena.

It was assigned to Zygaenidae by Fernández-Rubio and Nel (2000), Sohn et al. (2012), Mirić et al. (2024).

Subtaxa
Neurosymploca, Zygaena (type genus), Zygaenini, Zygaenites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Zygaeninae Latreille
2000Zygaeninae Fernández-Rubio and Nel p. 8
2012Zygaeninae Sohn et al. p. 52
2024Zygaeninae Mirić et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
—Angiospermivora
suborderGlossata()
—CoelolepidaNielsen and Kristensen 1996
infraorderHeteroneuraTillyard 1918
—EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Euheteroneura
—DitrysiaBorner 1925
—ApoditrysiaMinet 1983
superfamilyZygaenoideaLatreille 1809
familyZygaenidaeLatreille 1809
subfamilyZygaeninaeLatreille 1809
subfamilyZygaeninaeLatreille 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Zygaeninae Latreille 1809
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G. Neurosymploca Wallergren 1858
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†Neurosymploca oligocenica Fernández-Rubio and Nel 2000
G. Zygaena Fabricius 1775
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†Zygaena miocaenica Reiss 1936
†Zygaena turolensis Fernández-Rubio et al. 1991
G. †Zygaenites Burgeff 1951
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†Zygaenites controversus Burgeff 1951
Invalid names: Zygaenini Latreille 1809 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 23 to the top of the MN 5 or 33.90000 to 13.65000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France Neurosymploca oligocenica (122984)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Spain Zygaena turolensis (122985 149837)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Zygaenites controversus, Zygaena miocaenica (109058)