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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2306
7037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2300
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2299
7023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1466
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1340
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
676
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
285
857
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
19
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
3
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
3 Genera with 44 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185633SpeciesTaxom
Alvaradoia Agenjo, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 191014SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
44 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera Walker, 1857
Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia (Emmelia) deleta Staudinge, 1877
Acontia (Emmelia) dichroa Hampson, 1914
Acontia (Emmelia) feae Berio, 1937
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889
Acontia (Emmelia) semialba Hampson, 1910
Acontia agacinoi (Rungs, 1945)⇒ Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia algira Oberthür, 1881
Acontia buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Acontia discoidoides Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia flavipennis Grote, 1873
Acontia flavonitens Austaut, 1880
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia mekkii Rungs, 1953
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
Acontia opalinoides transafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia opalinoides westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia saotiagoensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia septentrionalis Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia sublactea Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia wiltshirei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Alvaradoia numerica Boisduval, 1840
Emmelia algira Oberthür, 1881
Emmelia apatelia Swinhoe, 1907
Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857
Emmelia basifera saotiagoensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia basifera sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Emmelia binominata Butler, 1892
Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia deleta Scopoli, 1763
Emmelia dichroa Hampson, 1914
Emmelia feae Berio, 1937
Emmelia flavonitens Austaut, 1880
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1890
Emmelia semialba Hampson, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov