popliini

Popliini is a taxonomic tribe name used in zoological classification. It has appeared in several insect lineages but lacks a stable, universally accepted circumscription. In different taxonomic treatments, Popliini has been placed within various families and subfamilies, and its included genera differ between sources. Because the recognition of tribes varies with new morphological or molecular data, Popliini is often treated as provisional or obsolete in some catalogs.

Historically, the term was introduced to name a distinct group of related genera, but no single set of diagnostic characters has been agreed upon across all uses. Consequently, listings of genera assigned to Popliini are inconsistent; some sources treat the name as valid and include multiple genera, while others transfer those genera to other tribes.

Geographical distribution is determined by the particular lineage in which Popliini is recognized; there is no global distribution that applies to all uses of the name.

In modern practice, many taxonomic databases prefer to rely on more stable tribal circumscriptions, and Popliini may be preserved in historical works but not in current classifications. For researchers, the best approach is to consult the taxonomic treatment relevant to the group of interest and verify whether Popliini is recognized there.