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Checklist for Tribe Argudini Zolotuhin, 2012
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
430
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
169
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLasiocampidae
Harris, 1841
Eggar Moths, Eggars, Lappet Moths, Lasiocampid Moths
167
1283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLasiocampinae
Harris, 1841
Lasiocampiines
143
1208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArgudini
Zolotuhin, 2012
4
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 67 Species
Hallicarnia Kirby, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapsimachogonia Prozorov & Z..., 202414SpeciesTaxom
Leipoxais Holland, 193144SpeciesTaxom
Leptometa Aurivillius, 19279SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
67 Species
Hapsimachogonia anne Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia cavuata Prozorov & Z..., 2016
Hapsimachogonia esociformae Prozorov & Z..., 2016
Hapsimachogonia graham Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia hapsimachus Hering, 1928
Hapsimachogonia kilwana Strand, 1911
Hapsimachogonia kilwani Berio, 1939
Hapsimachogonia laura Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia margit Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia marialara Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia max Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia michael Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia phaula Tams, 1929
Hapsimachogonia romy Sulak et al., 2024
Leipoxais acharis Hering, 1928
Leipoxais adoxa Hering, 1928
Leipoxais alazon Hering, 1928
Leipoxais batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927
Leipoxais buttafuoco Müller et al., 2024
Leipoxais castanea Tams, 1929
Leipoxais cinerascens (Strand, 1912)⇒ Leipoxais peraffinis Holland, 1893
Leipoxais compsotes Tams, 1937
Leipoxais crenulata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Leipoxais directa Walker, 1865
Leipoxais dives Aurivillius, 1915
Leipoxais dolichoprygma Tams, 1931
Leipoxais dysaresta Hering, 1928
Leipoxais emarginata Aurivillius, 1911
Leipoxais fuscofasciata Aurivillius, 1909
Leipoxais haematidea Snellen, 1872
Leipoxais hapsimachus (Hering, 1928)⇒ Hapsimachogonia hapsimachus Hering, 1928
Leipoxais humfreyi Aurivillius, 1915
Leipoxais ituria Bethune-Baker, 1909
Leipoxais lipophemisma Tams, 1929
Leipoxais major Holland, 1893
Leipoxais makomona Strand, 1912
Leipoxais manica Hering, 1928
Leipoxais marginepunctata Holland, 1893
Leipoxais miara Hering, 1928
Leipoxais mustelina Distant, 1899
Leipoxais nervosa (Berio, 1937)⇒ Leipoxais batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927
Leipoxais noctis Druce, 1910
Leipoxais obscura Aurivillius, 1909
Leipoxais peraffinis Holland, 1893
Leipoxais philapseudia Hering, 1928
Leipoxais philopseudia Hering, 1928
Leipoxais proboscidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Leipoxais proboscifera (Strand, 1912)⇒ Leipoxais proboscidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Leipoxais puncticosta (Strand, 1912)⇒ Leipoxais marginepunctata Holland, 1893
Leipoxais punctulata (Holland, 1920)⇒ Leipoxais rufobrunnea Strand, 1912
Leipoxais regularis Strand, 1912
Leipoxais roxana Fawcett, 1915
Leipoxais rufobrunnea Strand, 1912
Leipoxais siccifolia Aurivillius, 1902
Leipoxais strandi (Aurivillius, 1927)⇒ Leipoxais rufobrunnea Strand, 1912
Leipoxais tamsi Fletcher D. S., 1968
Leipoxais tolmera Tams, 1929
Leipoxais typodes (Tams, 1931)⇒ Leipoxais batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927
Leptometa cynthia Buttafuoco e..., 2024
Leptometa danieli Sulak et al., 2024
Leptometa gabrielae Sulak et al., 2024
Leptometa hintzi Hering, 1928
Leptometa irrorata (Tams, 1929)⇒ Leptometa sapelensis Aurivillius, 1927
Leptometa matuta Schaus, 1893
Leptometa nyassana Aurivillius, 1909
Leptometa sanguicincta Aurivillius, 1901
Leptometa sapelensis Aurivillius, 1927


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