The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae). They are primarily neotropical and include about 400 described species.
Description and ecology
The subfamily includes the sloth moths (genera Cryptoses, Bradypodicola and Bradypophila). Adults of these species live in the fur of sloths, while the caterpillar larvae feed on the sloth's dung. Other unusual Chrysauginae caterpillars have been found in Hymenoptera nests and on the spines of caterpillars of the brush-footed butterfly genus Automeris. But usually, their larvae feed on plants, boring into seed, fruits, stems and roots, or rolling and spinning leaves together to form a hideout.
While the adults are fairly nondescript, Chrysauginae larvae can usually be recognized unequivocally by the sclerotised ring around seta SD1 of the metathorax.
A checklist of the Chrysauginae in the Western Hemsiphere was compiled by Solis et al. in 1995, but no phylogenetic analyses have been conducted. Four Australian genera were tentatively placed in this subfamily by Shaffer et al. in 1996, but study of the adults did not confirm this, and the larvae are unknown.
Abaera Walker, 1859Acallidia Schaus, 1913Acallis Ragonot, 1891Acutia Ragonot, 1891Adenopteryx Ragonot, 1891Ahyalosticta Amsel, 1956Anassodes Turner, 1932Anemosa Walker, 1859 (= Drymiarcha Meyrick, 1885)Anemosella Dyar, 1914 (= Balidarcha Dyar, 1914)Anisothrix Ragonot, 1891Arbinia Möschler, 1881Area Ragonot, 1891Arouva Walker, 1864Arta Grote, 1875 (= Xantippides Dyar, 1908)Azamora Walker, 1858 (= Amblyura Lederer, 1863, Arica Walker, 1863, Thylacophora Ragonot, 1891, Torda Walker, 1863)Basacallis Cashatt, 1969Bisinusia Amsel, 1956Blepharocerus C. É. Blanchard, 1852 (= Blepharocorus C. É. Blanchard, 1852)Bonchis Walker, 1862 (= Ethnistis Lederer, 1863, Gazaca Walker, 1866, Vurna Walker, 1866, Zarania Walker, 1866)Bradypodicola Spuler, 1906Bradypophila Ihering, 1914Callasopia Möschler, 1890Caphys Walker, 1863 (= Euexippe Ragonot, 1891, Ugra Walker, 1863)Cappsia Pastrana, 1953Carcha Walker, 1859 (= Coeloma Möschler, 1890)Casuaria Walker, 1866 (= Saccopleura Ragonot, 1891)Catadupa Walker, 1863Chenevadia Dyar, 1914Chrysauge Hübner, 1823 (= Candisa Walker, 1866)Chrysophila Hübner, 1831 (= Eurypta Lederer, 1863)Clydonopteron N. D. Riley, 1880Condylolomia Grote, 1873 (= Cordylolomia Rye, 1875)Craftsia Dyar, 1914Cromarcha Dyar, 1914Cryptoses Dyar, 1908Cyclidalis Hampson, 1906Cyclopalpia Hampson, 1897Dastira Walker, 1859Dasycnemia Ragonot, 1891 (= Hyalosticta Hampson, 1897, Potosa Capps, 1952)Deopteryx Dyar, 1914Derbeta Walker, 1866Diloxis Hampson, 1897Distortia Amsel, 1956Drepanodia Ragonot, 1892Eobrena Dyar, 1914Epidelia Ragonot, 1891Epiparachma Amsel, 1956Epitamyra Ragonot, 1891Erioptycha Ragonot, 1891Eupilocera Dognin, 1909Galasa Walker, 1866 (= Cordylopeza Zeller, 1873)Galasodes Amsel, 1956Gephyra Walker, 1859 (= Replicia Dyar, 1914)Gephyrella Dyar, 1914Hednotodes Lower, 1893 (= Calliphlycta Hampson, 1918)Heliades Ragonot, 1891Heterauge Hampson, 1906Holoperas Warren, 1891Humiphila Becker, 1974Hyperparachma Warren, 1891 (= Parachmopsis Amsel, 1956)Hypocosmia Ragonot, 1891Idnea Herrich-Schäffer, 1858 (= Auchoteles Zeller, 1877, Corybissa Walker, 1863, Uzeda Walker, 1863)Idneodes Ragonot, 1892Itambe Ragonot, 1892Lepidomys Guenée, 1852 (= Chalinitis Ragonot, 1891)Lophopleura Ragonot, 1891Lophopleuropsis Amsel, 1956Martiniodes Amsel, 1956Megacaphys Hampson, 1916Michaelshaffera Solis, 1998Microrca Amsel, 1956Microsauge Amsel, 1956Microzancla Hampson, 1897Mimetauge Munroe, 1970Monoloxis Hampson, 1897Murgisca Walker, 1863 (= Pachymorphus Möschler, 1890)Myolisa Dyar, 1914Nachaba Walker, 1859 (= Ascha Walker, 1864)Navura Schaus, 1913Negalasa Barnes & McDunnough, 1913Neocaphys Amsel, 1956Ocoba Dyar, 1914Ocresia Ragonot, 1891Oectoperodes Ragonot, 1892Oedmatodes Ragonot, 1892 (= Oedematodes Hampson, 1897)Ophias Ragonot, 1891Oryctopleura Ragonot, 1891Pachypalpia Hampson, 1895Pachypodistes Hampson, 1905 (= Conotambe Dyar, 1914)Parachma Walker, 1866 (= Artopsis Dyar, 1908, Perseistis Strand, 1921, Perseis Ragonot, 1891, Zazaca Walker, 1866)Paragalasa Cashatt, 1969Paramacna Warren, 1889 (= Acroppterygella Strand, 1917, Acropterygella Neave, 1939, Acropteryx Ragonot, 1891)Parasopia Möschler, 1890Paridnea Ragonot, 1892 (= Batia Walker, 1867)Passelgis Dyar, 1914Pelasgis Ragonot, 1891Penthesilea Ragonot, 1891Pionidia Hampson, 1897Plagerepne Tams, 1926Polloccia Dyar, 1910 (= Pollocia Neave, 1940)Polyterpnes Turner, 1932Protrichia Hampson, 1897Psectrodes Ragonot, 1891Pyrauge Hampson, 1906Pyraustodes Ragonot, 1891Quadrischistis Amsel, 1956Ramphidium Geyer in Hübner, 1837 (= Acrodegmia Ragonot, 1891)Rhynchotosale Hampson, 1916Rucuma Walker, 1863Salobrena Walker, 1863 (= Ballonicha Möschler, 1886, Oectoperia Zeller, 1875, Salobrana Fernald, 1902, Teucronoma Meyrick, 1936)Samcova Walker, 1863Sanguesa Walker, 1863Sarcistis Hampson, 1897Satole Dyar, 1908Schistoneura Ragonot, 1891Semnia Hübner, 1823 (= Acronolepia Westwood, 1835, Episemnia Ragonot, 1891)Speosia Schaus, 1913Sthenobaea Ragonot, 1891 (= Parabaera Dognin, 1904, Sthenauge Hampson, 1906)Streptopalpia Hampson, 1895Tamyra Herrich-Schäffer, 1858 (= Lametia Walker, 1859, Tamyrodes Ragonot, 1891)Tetraschistis Hampson, 1897Tharsanthes Meyrick, 1936Thermotesia Hampson, 1916Tippecoa Dyar, 1914Torotambe Dyar, 1914Tosale Walker, 1863 (= Fabatana Walker, 1866, Restidia Dyar, 1914, Siparocera Grote, 1875, Callocera Grote, 1875, Siparocera Robinson, 1876, Uliosoma Warren, 1891)Ungulopsis Amsel, 1956Voglia Amsel, 1956Xantippe Ragonot, 1891Zaboba Dyar, 1914Zamanna Dyar, 1914Zanclodes Ragonot, 1891
