Cathariinae
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The Cathariinae are a very small and controversial subfamily of the Crambidae . At the moment only two species are known in total, they both come from Europe.
features
The Cathariinae are characterized by the reduction of various features in the male genital apparatus and the tympanic organs of the females.
Way of life
The two types of Cathariinae occur exclusively in the montane areas of the Alps and the Pyrenees .
Systematics
The subfamily Cathariinae currently contains only two species in one genus. Some authors even consider these two species as just two populations of a single species. For this reason, some researchers even discuss the possibility that this genus should better be placed in the subfamily Odontiinae (or Pyraustinae ).
- Catharia pyrenaealis (Duponchel, 1843)
- Catharia simplonialis (Heydenreich, 1851)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies . In: Maximilian Fischer (Ed.): Handbook of Zoology . 1st edition. tape 4 - Arthropoda: Insecta , volume 35. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7 , p. 249 (English).
- ↑ František Slamka: The common moth (Pyraloidea) Central Europe . Ed .: František Slamka. 2nd Edition. Bratislava 1997, ISBN 80-967540-2-5 , p. 20 .
- ↑ Catharia at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved September 12, 2011
literature
- František Slamka: The common moth (Pyraloidea) of Central Europe: determination - distribution - flight area - way of life of the caterpillars . 2nd partially revised edition Bratislava 1997 ISBN 80-967540-2-5 .