Strepsimaninae

Joshi, Rahul, Zahiri, Reza, Banerjee, Diya & Singh, Navneet, 2025, A catalogue of the Erebidae of India (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea), Zootaxa 5635 (1), pp. 1-247 : 15

19. Strepsimaninae

Strepsimaninae was originally proposed as a family within the Gelechioidea by Meyrick (1930). It was later reclassified into the Noctuoidea by Hodges (1978). Lafontaine and Fibiger (2006) recognized it as a subfamily of Noctuidae . In 1963, Clarke designated a lectotype for the only known species and offered detailed descriptions of its genitalia. The placement of Strepsimaninae is still unclear and thus, is included herein as incertae sedis.

Adult characters. The forewing vein M3 extends towards the costa instead of the outer margin; both the forewing and hindwing exhibit quadrifid venation. Additionally, males possess a pair of coremata located on the fourth abdominal sternite.

Larval characters. Not known.

Diversity and distribution. The subfamily is known by single species described from Uttarakhand ( India).