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Macroheterocera

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Taxonomy
Macroheterocera was named by Chapman (1893). It is extant.

It was assigned to Obtectomera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Macroheterocera Chapman
2011Macroheterocera van Nieukerken et al. p. 217
2012Macroheterocera Sohn et al. p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
—ObtectomeraMinet 1986
—Macroheterocera
—Macroheterocera

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.

Unr. Macroheterocera Chapman 1893
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Superfm. Bombycoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Saturniidae Boisduval 1837
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Subfm. Saturniinae Boisduval 1837
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Tr. Attacini Blanchard 1840
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G. Attacus Linnaeus 1767
G. Rothschildia Grote 1897
Tr. Bunaeini Packard 1902
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G. Cirina Walker 1855
Invalid names: Agliinae Packard 1893 [empty]
Fm. Sphingidae Latreille 1802
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G. †Mioclanis Zhang et al. 1994
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†Mioclanis shanwangiana Zhang et al. 1994
Subfm. Sphinginae Latreille 1802
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Tr. Sphingini Latreille 1802
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G. Sphinx Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Bombycidae Latreille 1802 [empty], Sphingides Latreille 1802 [empty]
Superfm. Geometroidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Geometridae Leach 1815 [geometer moth]
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G. Angerona Duponchel 1829
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†Angerona electrina Giebel 1862
Subfm. Desmobathrinae Meyrick 1886
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G. Dolichoneura Warren 1894
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†Dolichoneura jorelisae Sarto i Monteys et al. 2022
Subfm. Ennominae
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Tr. Boarmiini Duponchel 1845
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Invalid names: Eogeometer Fischer et al. 2019 [nomen nudum]
G. †Miogeometrida Zhang et al. 2020
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†Miogeometrida chunjenshihi Zhang et al. 2020
G. Geometra Linnaeus 1758
G. †Geometridites Kernbach 1967
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†Geometridites jordani Kernbach 1967
†Geometridites larentiiformis Jarzembowski 1980
†Geometridites repens Kernbach 1967
G. Hydriomena Hübner 1825
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†Hydriomena protrita Cockerell 1922
Subfm. Larentiinae Duponchel 1845
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G. Helastia Guenee 1868
G. †Phalaenites Heer 1849
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†Phalaenites crenatus Heer 1849
†Phalaenites obsoleta Heer 1849
Invalid names: Phalaenites proserpinae Heer 1861 [nomen nudum]
G. †Problongos Mérit and Mérit 2008
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†Problongos baudiliensis Mérit and Mérit 2008
Superfm. Noctuoidea Latreille 1809
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Fm. Erebidae Leach 1815
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Subfm. Arctiinae Leach 1815
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G. †Arctiites Rebel 1898
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†Arctiites deletus Rebel 1898
Subfm. Ctenuchinae Kirby 1837
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G. Ctenucha Kirby 1837
G. †Stauropolia Skalski 1988
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†Stauropolia nekrutenkoi Skalski 1988
Tr. Syntomini Herrich-Schaeffer 1846
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G. Charidea Dalman 1816
G. †Oligamatites Kusnezov 1928
Subfm. Catocalinae Boisduval 1828
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G. †Philodarchia Martins-Neto 1998
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†Philodarchia cigana Martins-Neto 1998
Invalid names: Lymantriinae Hampson 1893 [empty]
Fm. Noctuidae Latreille 1809
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Subfm. Noctuinae Latreille 1809
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G. Eurois Hübner 1821
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Eurois occulta Linnaeus 1758
G. Noctua Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Plusiinae Boisduval 1828 [empty]
G. †Noctuites Heer 1849
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†Noctuites caucasicus Kozlov 1988
†Noctuites deperditus Heer 1856
†Noctuites effosa Heer 1849
†Noctuites gersdorfi Kernbach 1967
†Noctuites haidingeri Heer 1849
†Noctuites incertissima Oustalet 1870
†Noctuites kaspievi Kozlov 1988
†Noctuites kozhantshikovi Kozlov 1988
†Noctuites kusnezovi Kozlov 1988
†Noctuites maximus Kozlov 1988
†Noctuites miocenicus Kozhanchikov 1957
†Noctuites radobojana Handlirsch 1907
†Noctuites stavropolicus Kozlov 1988
Invalid names: Xyleutites Kozhanchikov 1957 [synonym]
Fm. Notodontidae Stephens 1829
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G. †Cerurites Kernbach 1967
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†Cerurites wagneri Kernbach 1967
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mangaotanean to the top of the Holocene or 93.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaotanean - Piripauan93.7 - 83.6New Zealand Helastia sp. (121140)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Eogeometer vadens (123439)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Geometridites larentiiformis (123959)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Hydriomena protrita (123119)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geometridae indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne) Noctuites incertissima (152491)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Saisan) Oligamatites martynovi (114018)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Noctuites deperditus (122877)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Brazil Philodarchia cigana (153054)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Mioclanis shanwangiana (138945)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dolichoneura jorelisae (228407) Miogeometrida chunjenshihi (213662)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Noctuites caucasicus, Noctuites kaspievi, Noctuites kozhantshikovi (125990) Noctuites sp., Noctuites kusnezovi, Noctuites maximus, Noctuites stavropolicus (125996) Stauropolia nekrutenkoi (164182) Xyleutites miocenicus (105571)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Noctuidae radobojana (117247) Noctuites haidingeri, Noctuites effosa, Phalaenites crenata, Phalaenites obsoleta (117761)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Sphingidae indet. (156762)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Problongos baudiliensis (144369)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Arctiites deletus (113751)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Cirina sp. (129957)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Geometridites repens, Geometridites jordani, Noctuites gersdorfi, Cerurites wagneri (109196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Noctua sp. (153476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Agrotis occulta (140294 140296 140297)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Sphingidae indet. (71346)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Angerona electrina (129861) Charidea metis (152160)