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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
220
445
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
3 Genera with 17 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185613SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosace Hampson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 19115SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) antica Walker, 1862
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) nephele Hampson, 1911
Acontia achatina Weymer, 1896
Acontia atrisignata Hampson, 1918
Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia leucotrigona Hampson, 1905
Acontia paratrigona Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia santalucia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Cardiosace natalis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia guttifera guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia nephele Hampson, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov