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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
217
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
205
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
109
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
40
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
5 Genera with 8 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Agoma Kiriakoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Schausia Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
8 Species
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Aegocera rectilineoides (Rothschild, 1921)⇒ Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Agoma trimenii Felder, 1874Trimen's false tiger
Heraclia terminatis Walker, 1856
Mitrophrys magna Walker, 1854Velda Pinemoth
Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775Chinati Sheepmoth
Schausia leona Schaus, 1893


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov