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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1251
3349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1248
3346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1242
3337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
890
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
844
2620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
402
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
114
242
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
14 Genera with 30 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Aegoceropsis Karsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Brephos Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Chaetostephana Jordan, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Charitosemia Kiriakoff, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Choeropais Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cruria Jordan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hemituerta Kiriakoff, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 18798SpeciesTaxom
Hespagarista Walker, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Massaga Walker, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Musurgina Jordan, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera castaneimargo Jordan, 1913
Aegocera fervida (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegocera media Jordan, 1913
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882)⇒ Polacanthopoda tigrina Druce, 1882
Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Brephos ansorgei Jordan, 1904
Brephos nyassana Bartel, 1903
Chaetostephana angolana (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Chaetostephana rendalli Rothschild, 1896
Chaetostephana inclusa Karsch, 1895
Chaetostephana rendalli Rothschild, 1896
Charitosemia geraldi Kirby, 1896
Choeropais jucunda Jordan, 1904
Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773
Cruria darwiniensis platyxantha Meyrick, 1891
Hemituerta argentifascia (Fawcett, 1915)⇒ Hemituerta mahdi Pagenstecher, 1903
Heraclia aurea Wichgraf, 1918
Heraclia euphemia (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia falkensteinii (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Heraclia poggei Dewitz, 1879
Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia jugans Jordan, 1913
Heraclia longipennis Walker, 1854
Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869
Heraclia poggei Dewitz, 1879
Hespagarista caudata Dewitz, 1879
Massaga monteirona Butler, 1874
Massaga monteriona Butler, 1874
Mitrophrys gynandra Jordan, 1913Randa´s Eyed Silkmoth
Musurgina laeta Jordan, 1921


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov