Clave pictórica para las especies de Midilini de Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Midilinae)

Pyralidae and Crambidae are the families that comprise the superfamily Pyraloidea with about 16,000 species worldwide. Within Crambidae, the Midilinae subfamily is distributed in the Neotropics, from Mexico to northern Argentina and the Caribbean (HAYDEN, 2012). The tribe Midilini is represented in Venezuela by 4 genera and 10 species: Hositea Dyar, 1910 (H. regina Munroe, 1970, H. gynaecia Dyar, 1910 and H. punctigera Munroe, 1970); Cacographis Lederer, 1863 (C. osteolalis Lederer, 1863); Eupastranaia Becker, 1973 (E. tumidifrons (Munroe, 1970)) and Midila Walker, 1858 (M. quadrifenestrata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855), M. lamia Munroe, 1970, M. bordonorum Munroe, 1970, M. poppaea Munroe, 1970 and M. daphne (Druce, 1895)). All these species are associated with humid forests or other high humidity environments, with species of Palmae and Araceae. The specimens used in this study belong to the Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA) of Facultad de Agronomía, U.C.V-Maracay and Colección Romero, both in Maracay.