Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Mauritania (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 132
724
1283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
723
1282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
710
1263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
552
1025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
199
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
139
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths | 76
138 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Acontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines | 11
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Acontiini
Guenée, 1841
| 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritania
2 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Mauritania
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis Oberthur, 1887 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856) | ⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856 | | Acontia insocia Walker, 1858 | | | Acontia nigrimacula Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Acontia opalinoides westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856 | | | Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856 | | | Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857 | | | Emmelia basifera sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982 | | | Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856 | | | Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763 | Spotted Sulphur |
Links, sources and further information Acontiini at itis.gov
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