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Checklist for Tribe Chilonini Gaskin, 1973
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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
939
2391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
774
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
3
484
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
298
810
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCrambinae
Latreille, 1809
Crambine Snout Moths, Crambines
38
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeChilonini
Gaskin, 1973
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
1 Genera with 13 Species
Chilo Zincken, 197013SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
13 Species
Chilo costifusalis Hampson, 1919
Chilo diffusilinea de Joannis, 1927
Chilo leucealis Marion, 1957
Chilo mesoplagalis Hampson, 1919
Chilo orichalcociella Strand, 1911
Chilo orichalcociliella Strand, 1911
Chilo partellus Swinhoe, 1885Durra stem borer
Chilo perfusalis Hampson, 1919
Chilo perpulverea Hampson, 1919
Chilo psammathis Hampson, 1919
Chilo pyrocaustalis (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Coniesta ignefusalis Hampson, 1919
Chilo sacchariphagus Bojer, 1856Cane moth borer
Chilo zacconius Błeszyński..., 1970


Links, sources and further information
Chilonini at itis.gov