Data from: Phylogenetic insights into Dyopsinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): Resolving the systematic position of Thiacidinae

A novel phylogenetic hypothesis for the subfamilies Dyopsinae and
Thiacidinae is presented. For the first time, the type genus and species
of Thiacidinae, Thiacidas postica Walker, is sequenced and analyzed within
an expanded dataset that includes a diverse array of representative
Noctuidae. Utilizing a combination of phylogenomic data and traditional
phylogenetic analyses based on legacy (Sanger) sequence data, the results
strongly support its placement within Dyopsinae. Thiacidas postica and
other Thiacidas Walker species are placed within the Ceroctena Guenée
clade (in the sense of Zahiri et al. 2013), forming a strongly supported
sister relationship with the African genus Sciatta Walker. Consequently,
the subfamily Thiacidinae is removed from synonymy with Pantheinae, and
reinstated with tribal status as Thiacidini (stat. nov.) within Dyopsinae.
This tribe includes the Old World genera Amblyprora Bethune-Baker,
Sciatta, Thiacidas, and the Old World tropical Trisula Moore. Four
additional tribes are recognized within Dyopsinae: Dyopsini, Desmolomini
Schmidt & Zahiri, tribus nova, Momini (stat. rev.), and
Litoprosopini (stat. rev.). The Neotropical genus Pachyplastis Felder is
transferred from Erebidae to Dyopsinae: Desmolomini.