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Checklist for Subfamily Acontiinae Guenée, 1841 (Acontiines)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
369
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
348
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
145
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
61
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
7 Genera with 21 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185612SpeciesTaxom
Asplenia Hampson, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Eublemmoides Bethune-Baker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hiccoda Moore, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Ilattia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metapioplasta Wallengren, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera Walker, 1857
Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia (Emmelia) feae Berio, 1937
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia flavipennis Grote, 1873
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
Acontia opalinoides westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia saotiagoensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Asplenia melanodonta Hampson, 1896
Asplenia melanodonta ethiopica Hampson, 1909
Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857
Emmelia basifera saotiagoensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia feae Berio, 1937
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Eublemmoides apicimacula Mabille, 1880Chocolate Tip Eublemma
Hiccoda dosaroides Moore, 1882Brownheaded jack pine sawfly
Hiccoda pluristriata Berio, 1937
Hiccoda pluristriata pluristriata Berio, 1937
Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852
Metapioplasta insocia (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia insocia Walker, 1858

Subnodes of Acontiinae with occurrences in Cape Verde
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArmadini
Wiltshire, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acontiinae at artfakta.se
Acontiinae at dyntaxa.se
Acontiinae at itis.gov