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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1244
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1163
3452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
639
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
248
688
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
16
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
4
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
4 Genera with 42 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185632SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosace Hampson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 189812SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotarache Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
42 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) bidentata Hampson, 1902
Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia (Emmelia) ectorrida Hampson, 1916
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) nephele Hampson, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae 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 citripennis Hampson, 1910
Acontia cyanocraspis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia leucotrigona Hampson, 1905
Acontia niphogona Hampson, 1909
Acontia niphogonia Hampson, 1909
Acontia occidentalis Viette, 1967
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia psaliphora Hampson, 1910
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
Acontia submutata Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia trimaculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Cardiosace sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Emmelia bidentata Hampson, 1902
Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia guttifera guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia nephele Hampson, 1911
Emmelia tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia torrefacta Distant, 1898
Emmelia torrefacta torrefacta Distant, 1898
Hoplotarache dispar (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia dispar Walker, 1858


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov