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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2481
11561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2480
11559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2474
11548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1619
8751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1470
8376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
844
3776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
260
958
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
2 Genera with 22 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185618SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 20084SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
22 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) nephele Hampson, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) obliqua Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia achatina Weymer, 1896
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia glaphyra Holland, 1894
Acontia hausmanni Hacker, 2010
Acontia metaxantha Hampson, 1910
Acontia niphogona Hampson, 1909
Acontia niphogonia Hampson, 1909
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia versicolorata Hacker, 2010
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia nephele Hampson, 1911
Emmelia obliqua Hacker, Legr..., 2008


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov