Data from: Towards resolving and redefining Amphipyrinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae): a massively polyphyletic taxon

Amphipyrinae have long been a catchall taxon for Noctuidae, with most
members lacking discernible morphological synapomorphies that would allow
their assignment to one of the many readily diagnosable noctuid
subfamilies. Here data from seven gene regions (>5,500 base pairs)
for more than 120 noctuid genera are used to infer a phylogeny for
Amphipyrinae and related subfamilies. Sequence data for 57 amphipyrine
genera—most represented by the type species of the genus—are examined.
Presented here are: the first large-scale molecular phylogenetic study of
Amphipyrinae and largest molecular phylogeny of Noctuidae to date; several
proposed nomenclatural changes for well supported results; and the
identification of areas of noctuid phylogeny where greater taxon sampling
and/or genomic-scale data are needed. Adult and larval morphology, along
with life history traits, for taxonomic groupings most relevant to the
results are discussed. Amphipyrinae are significantly redefined; many
former amphipyrines, excluded as a result of these analyses, are
reassigned to other noctuid subfamily-level taxa. Four genera, Chamaeclea
Grote, Heminocloa Barnes & Benjamin, Hemioslaria Barnes &
Benjamin, and Thurberiphaga Dyar are transferred to the tribe Chamaecleini
Keegan & Wagner New Tribe in Acontiinae. Stiriina is elevated to
Stiriinae Revised Status, Grotellina is elevated to Grotellinae Revised
Status, and Annaphilina is elevated to Annaphilini Revised Status. Acopa
Harvey is transferred to Bryophilinae, Aleptina Dyar is transferred to
Condicinae, Leucocnemis Hampson and Oxycnemis gracillinea (Grote) are
transferred to Oncocnemidinae, Nacopa Barnes & Benjamin is
transferred to Noctuinae, and Narthecophora Smith is transferred to
Stiriinae. Azenia Grote (and its subtribe Azeniina), Cropia Walker,
Metaponpneumata Möschler, Sexserrata Barnes & Benjamin, and
Tristyla Smith are transferred to Noctuidae incertae sedis. Hemigrotella
Barnes & McDunnough (formerly in subtribe Grotellina) is retained
in Amphipyrinae.