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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
393
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
371
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
163
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
67
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
2 Genera with 17 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185612SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 20086SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera Walker, 1857
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) fastrei Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) stassarti Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857
Emmelia basifera sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Emmelia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia fastrei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia stassarti Hacker, Legr..., 2008


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov