Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Includes the genera Melanomma, Mycterophora, Oxycilla, Parascotia, Prosoparia, one or more of which have been placed in other subfamilies by various authors at various times, such as:
Rivulinae (in part) [Hodges, 1983]
Ophiderinae (in part) [Poole, 1989]
Calpinae (in part) [Kitching and Rawlins, 1999]
Hypeninae (in part) [CBIF, 2003]
Explanation of Names
Boletobiinae from type genus
Boletobia, Latin meaning "mushroom, fungus."
(1)Numbers
About 13 species in 5 genera in North America.
Range
Most of United States and southern Canada.
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 2 September, 2006 - 7:33pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 18 July, 2014 - 4:06pm