subfamily

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The new findings challenge that view, offering strong evidence that the Podonominae subfamily most likely began in the Southern Hemisphere and later expanded worldwide.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

Some hematophages are well-known: For example, vampire bats in the subfamily Desmodontinae helped inspire the legendary monsters that bear their name and no one can forget blood-sucking mosquitoes and leeches.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

Aleocharinae, with about 17,000 known species, is the largest subfamily within the Staphylinidae family.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

Nasa poissoniana belongs to a subfamily of plants called Loasoideae.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2019

At the one extreme, Mandarin and its relatives, which constitute the Chinese subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan language family, are distributed continuously from North to South China.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond