HEMISTOLITI

Ban, Xiaoshuang, Jiang, Nan, Cheng, Rui, Xue, Dayong & Han, Hongxiang, 2018, Tribal classification and phylogeny of Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) inferred from seven gene regions, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 184 (3), pp. 653-672 : 662

HEMISTOLITI + COMOSTOLITI

Hemistoliti and Comostoliti were both erected by Inoue (1961) as tribes. Hausmann (1996) summarized the differential features of these two groups, mentioned that some features of Comostoliti (e.g. the male genitalia) are reminiscent of Hemistoliti and stated that there is a close relationship between Comostoliti and Joditi . As in Sihvonen et al. (2011), the close relationship between Comostoliti and Hemistoliti, represented by the type genus of each, is fully supported here, validating the statement by Hausmann (1996). However, the monophyly of Hemistoliti is not supported, as Hemistola tenuilinea Alphéraky is sister to parts of Hemistoliti and Comostoliti. Therefore, we suggest that Comostoliti is a possible synonym of Hemistoliti and that further research, including more genera of Hemistoliti and Comostoliti, is needed. In this analysis, the close relationship between Comostoliti and Joditi is not directly supported, and the synonymization between Hemistoliti and Thalassoditi presented by Hausmann et al. (2016b) is not directly supported because the phylogeny of Hemitheini is not fully resolved.