Smiliinae Stål, 1866

Synonyms (and unplaced invalid names)
Tragopinae Stål, 1866
Selected references
Stål 1866a
Funkhouser 1927f
Funkhouser 1951a
Metcalf and Wade 1965a
Deitz 1975a
McKamey 1998a
Godoy, Miranda, and Nishida 2006a
Wallace 2010a
Wallace 2011a
Taxon images
Smiliinae
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1.Cyphonia
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2.Spissistilus festinus
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3.Micrutalis calva
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4.Acutalis tartarea
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5.Thuris binodosus
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6.Quadrinarea u-flava
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7.Publilia concava
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8.Ennya andina
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9.Lallemandia
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10.Harmonides panamensis
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11.Horiola
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12.Tropidolomia
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13.Atymna querci
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14.Cyrtolobus fenestratus
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15.Telamona maculata
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16.Archasia belfragei
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17.Tropidarnis tectigera
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18.Hemicardiacus saundersi
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19. Some Central Am...
 
Distribution
Neotropical and Nearctic regions; introduced to Palearctic and Oceanic regions. The subfamily is widely distributed throughout the tropical and temperate regions of the Americas and the West Indies. A few species have been inadvertently introduced to the Palearctic and Oceanic regions.
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Diagnostic characters
Pronotum simple to highly modified; posterior process entirely concealing scutellum and in some groups partially concealing wings in repose. Forewing with R4+5 and M1+2 confluent for at least short distance near apex; r-m crossvein absent; claval apex truncate. Tibiae simple, not foliaceous. Metathoracic coxa and trochanter unarmed; tibia with 3 longitudinal rows or bands of cucullate setae (exceptions: Thuridini without row I and some Polyglyptini without rows I and III). Abdomen without conspicuous pits, fenestrae, and dorsal protuberances (exception: some Ceresini with abdominal protuberances dorsally).
Taxonomic constituents
Prepared by
Lewis L. Deitz, Matthew S. Wallace, Stuart H. McKamey, and Mark J. Rothschild, 18 February 2018.