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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1234
5925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1144
5756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
573
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
175
507
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
15
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
15 Genera with 60 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Aegoceropsis Karsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Agoma Kiriakoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Godasa Walker, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 189532SpeciesTaxom
Hypotuerta Kiriakoff, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Massaga Walker, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Metagarista Walker, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Misa Karsch, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Omphaloceps Hampson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ovios Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Schausia Karsch, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Tuerta Walker, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Tuertella Kiriakoff, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
60 Species
Aegocera fervida (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegocera flavifascia Jordan, 1913
Aegocera obliqua Mabille, 1893
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882)⇒ Polacanthopoda tigrina Druce, 1882
Aegocera tricolora Bethune-Baker, 1909
Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Agoma trimenii Felder, 1874Trimen's false tiger
Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773
Godasa sidae Fabricius, 1793
Heraclia abacata Karsch, 1892
Heraclia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881
Heraclia aisha Kirby, 1891
Heraclia batesi (Druce, 1910)⇒ Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia bodaensis (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Heraclia longipennis Walker, 1854
Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia comaria (Druce, 1910)⇒ Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880
Heraclia egregia (Wichgraf, 1908)⇒ Heraclia karschii Holland, 1897
Heraclia flaviventris Jordan, 1913
Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia grandis (Druce, 1880)⇒ Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880
Heraclia houyjensis Wichgraf, 1918
Heraclia karschi Holland, 1897
Heraclia karschii Holland, 1897
Heraclia kirbyi (Holland, 1897)⇒ Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869
Heraclia lomata Karsch, 1892
Heraclia longipennis Walker, 1854
Heraclia mabillei Bartel, 1903
Heraclia medeba Druce, 1880
Heraclia melanochiton (Mabille, 1892)⇒ Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia melanosoma (Druce, 1901)⇒ Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880
Heraclia nigridorsa Mabille, 1890
Heraclia nigriventris Jordan, 1913
Heraclia niveosparsa (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Heraclia pallida Walker, 1854
Heraclia pallida Walker, 1854
Heraclia poggei Dewitz, 1879
Heraclia terminatis Walker, 1856
Heraclia tessmanni (Strand, 1912)⇒ Heraclia karschii Holland, 1897
Heraclia triseriata (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Heraclia karschii Holland, 1897
Heraclia zenceri (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Heraclia zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Heraclia zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Hypotuerta transiens Hampson, 1901
Massaga demena (Druce, 1894)⇒ Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775
Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775
Massaga maritona Butler, 1868
Massaga monteirona Butler, 1874
Massaga monteriona Butler, 1874
Massaga xenia Jordan, 1913
Metagarista maenas Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Metagarista triphaenoides Walker, 1854
Misa cosmetica Karsch, 1898
Misa costistrigata Bethune-Baker, 1927
Misa memnonia Karsch, 1895
Omphaloceps triangularis Mabille, 1893
Ovios capensis Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Schausia gladiatoria Holland, 1893
Schausia leona Schaus, 1893
Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869
Tuerta liturata (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov