Checklist for Tribe Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5797
18200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5797
18200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5716
17992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4583
15908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
107
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 48
214 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Acherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
| 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cameroon
4 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for Cameroon
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Links, sources and further information Acherontiini at itis.gov
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