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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
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Afroptilum Gillies, 1990
is a synonym of Genus Adafroptilum Darge, 2004
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		322
33641
568299		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		208
32654
567261		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431		Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers		186
32290
560864		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639		Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx		14
1019
18314		Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal		344
8362		Genera
Species
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths		144
3995		Genera
Species
TribeMicragonini
Bouvier, 1927
30
552		Genera
Species
GenusAfroptilum
Gillies, 1990
30Species
Subnodes of Afroptilum Gillies, 1990
SubgenusAfroptilum (Afroptiloides)
1Species
SubgenusAfroptilum (Afrotiloides)
0Species
SubgenusAfroptilum (Afrotilum)
0Species
SpeciesAfroptilum babaorum Wuillot, 1993
SpeciesAfroptilum biarcuatum Kopelke, 1980
SpeciesAfroptilum bicaudatum Gillies, 1990
SpeciesAfroptilum bicorne Ulmer, 1909
SpeciesAfroptilum boettgeri Kopelke, 1980
SpeciesAfroptilum christinae Wuillot in Wuillot & Gillies, 1993
SpeciesAfroptilum confusum Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1998
SpeciesAfroptilum decipiens Gillies, 1990
SpeciesAfroptilum dicentrum Demoulin, 1956
SpeciesAfroptilum entroptilum Kopelke, 1980
1Subspecies
SpeciesAfroptilum erepens Gillies, 1990
SpeciesAfroptilum excisum Gillies, 1990  ⇒ Cheleocloeon excisum
SpeciesAfroptilum falcatum Gillies, 1990  ⇒ Cheleocloeon falcatum
SpeciesAfroptilum flavum Gillies, 1990  ⇒ Crassabwa flava
SpeciesAfroptilum gilberti Gattolliat & Sartori, 1999
SpeciesAfroptilum griseum Gillies, 1990
SpeciesAfroptilum guineensis Gillies, 1990
SpeciesAfroptilum indusii Gillies, 1990  ⇒ Dabulamanzia indusii
SpeciesAfroptilum lepidum Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1998
SpeciesAfroptilum mathildae Gattolliat & Sartori, 1999
SpeciesAfroptilum medium Gillies, 1990  ⇒ Dabulamanzia media
SpeciesAfroptilum niandanensis Wuillot in Wuillot & Gillies, 1993
SpeciesAfroptilum parvum Crass, 1947
SpeciesAfroptilum plumosum Wuillot, 1993
SpeciesAfroptilum spinulosum Gillies, 1990
SpeciesAfroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924
SpeciesAfroptilum tarsale Gillies, 1990  ⇒ Dabulamanzia tarsale
SpeciesAfroptilum variegatum Gillies, 1991


Distribution of Afroptilum Gillies, 1990
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Ecozone
Riversides


Links, sources and further information
Afroptilum at gbif.org
Afroptilum at gbif.org
Afroptilum at irmng.org
Afroptilum at irmng.org