Platychasmatinae is a small East Asian subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. Only two genera are placed here at present:
- Cyphanta Walker, 1865
- Platychasma Butler, 1881
Platychasmatinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Subfamily: | Platychasmatinae Nakamura, 1956 |
Though not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet, it is unlikely that many of these genera incertae sedis will turn out to be Platychasmatinae, as thus family is a rather ancient and distinct group. In fact, a newly discovered species of Platychasma is somewhat intermediate between the two genera, suggesting that this subfamily might actually be monotypic.
References
edit- Data related to Platychasmatinae at Wikispecies