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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
4
248
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
82
288
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLasiocampidae
Harris, 1841
Eggar Moths, Eggars, Lappet Moths, Lasiocampid Moths
82
288
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLasiocampinae
Harris, 1841
Lasiocampiines
74
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArgudini
Zolotuhin, 2012
3
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
3 Genera with 22 Species
Hapsimachogonia Prozorov & Z..., 20243SpeciesTaxom
Leipoxais Holland, 190216SpeciesTaxom
Leptometa Aurivillius, 19273SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
22 Species
Hapsimachogonia hapsimachus Hering, 1928
Hapsimachogonia max Sulak et al., 2024
Hapsimachogonia michael Sulak et al., 2024
Leipoxais buttafuoco Müller et al., 2024
Leipoxais directa Walker, 1865
Leipoxais dives Aurivillius, 1915
Leipoxais dolichoprygma Tams, 1931
Leipoxais humfreyi Aurivillius, 1915
Leipoxais ituria Bethune-Baker, 1909
Leipoxais lipophemisma Tams, 1929
Leipoxais manica Hering, 1928
Leipoxais marginepunctata Holland, 1893
Leipoxais miara Hering, 1928
Leipoxais noctis Druce, 1910
Leipoxais peraffinis Holland, 1893
Leipoxais proboscidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Leipoxais proboscifera (Strand, 1912)⇒ Leipoxais proboscidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Leipoxais rufobrunnea Strand, 1912
Leipoxais siccifolia Aurivillius, 1902
Leptometa hintzi Hering, 1928
Leptometa matuta Schaus, 1893
Leptometa sapelensis Aurivillius, 1927


Links, sources and further information
Argudini at afromoths.net