Checklist for Tribe Carcharodini Verity, 1940
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
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
156
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
155
523 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 155
523 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers | 69
205 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Carcharodini
Verity, 1940
| 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
8 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for West Africa
16 Species and 5 Subspecies | Arteurotia tractipennis Butler & Druce, 1872 | Starred Skipper | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Polyctor cleta Evans, 1953 | Cleta Tufted-Skipper | | Spialia abscondita Plötz, 1884 | Common Sandman | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia doris Walker, 1870 | Aden Skipper | | Spialia doris amenophis Reverdin, 1914 | | | Spialia doris daphne Evans, 1949 | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | Forest Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi occidentalis de Jong, 1977 | | | Spialia rebeli (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | | Staphylus vulgata Möschler, 1879 | Golden-snouted Sootywing | | Windia windi H.A. Freeman, 1969 | Winds Skipper |
Links, sources and further information Carcharodini at itis.gov
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