Dampetrinae

Dampetrinae
Dampetrinae from Australia, Queensland, Whitsunday Shire, Airlie Beach. Photo copyright (c) Steve & Alison, used with permission.
Suborder	Laniatores
Infraorder	Grassatores
Superfamily	Assamioidea
Family	Assamiidae

Dampetrinae Sørensen, 1886 is one of the oldest subfamilies of Assamiidae. It was a separate family, and first defined as a subfamily of Assamiidae by Roewer (1912c). 

It has 28 genera and 35 species, being thus the third most diverse subfamily of Assamiidae, behind Erecinae and Hypoxestinae. There are 24 genera from Indomalaya and 31 from Australasia.

Placement and composition

Placement and composition. Dampetroidae originally a monogeneric family on its own. Synonymized with Assamioidae by Sørensen (1896). Revalidated as a separate subfamily of Assamiidae by Roewer (1912c).

Included genera

Occurence of genera in more than one realm could be due to their non-monophyly.

Indomalaya

• Cadomea Roewer, 1940
• Dongmolla Roewer, 1927
• Dunkeriana Roewer, 1912 (part)
• Euwintonius Roewer, 1923 (part)
• Hyamus Thorell, 1891
• Mermerus Thorell, 1876
• Metahyamus Roewer, 1923
• Nothippulus Roewer, 1923
• Nothippus Thorell, 1891
• Pahangius Roewer, 1935
• Paradampetrus Giltay, 1930
• Simalurius Roewer, 1923
• Sudaria Roewer, 1923

Australasia

• Apygoplus Roewer, 1912
• Cardwella Roewer, 1935
• Dampetrellus Roewer, 1927
• Dampetrus Karsch, 1880
• Dunkeriana Roewer, 1912 (part)
• Euwintonius Roewer, 1923 (part)
• Granobunus Roewer, 1912
• Heteropygoplus Roewer, 1923
• Macrodampetrus Roewer, 1915
• Metadampetrus Roewer, 1915
• Metamermerus Roewer, 1920
• Metamosoia Roewer, 1915
• Metanothippus Giltay, 1930
• Mosoia Roewer, 1912
• Neonothippus Roewer, 1912
• Octobunus Roewer, 1923
• Paranothippus Roewer, 1912
• Sermowaius Roewer, 1923

Additional images - Gallery

Euwintonius thaiensis - dorsal - Suzuki, 1985 (from original description).