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Checklist for Family Crambidae Latreille, 1810 (Crambid Snout Moths)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
54
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
46
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
2
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
19
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
19 Genera with 27 Species
Adelpherupa Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Aulacophora Dejean, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Caffrocrambus Bleszynski, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Charltona Swinhoe, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Chilo Zincken, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Coniesta Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Elophila Hübner, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Maruca Walker, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mesolia Ragonot, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Nymphula Schrank, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Parapoynx Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Patania Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Phalanta Horsfield, 1903Leopards5SpeciesTaxom
Pimelephila Tams, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroptya Meyrick, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Sameodes Snellen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spoladea Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Viettessa Minet, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Zebronia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson, 1919
Aulacophora transversa Allard, 1888
Caffrocrambus sordidella Marion, 1957
Charltona albimixtalis Hampson, 1919
Charltona villiersi Marion, 1957
Chilo leucealis Marion, 1957
Chilo partellus Swinhoe, 1885Durra stem borer
Chilo zacconius Błeszyński..., 1970
Coniesta ignefusalis Hampson, 1919
Elophila (Cyrtogramme) difflualis Snellen, 1880Asian China-mark
Elophila africalis Hampson, 1906
Maruca vitrata Fabricius, 1787Bean pod borer
Mesolia monodella Marion, 1957
Nymphula difflualis Snellen, 1880
Nymphula osculatrix (Hampson, 1906)⇒ Nymphula difflualis Snellen, 1880
Parapoynx bipunctalis Hampson, 1906
Patania balteata Fabricius, 1798
Phalanta columbina Cramer, 1779
Phalanta eurytis (Trimen, 1879)⇒ Phalanta columbina Cramer, 1779
Phalanta phalanta phalanta Drury, 1773
Phalanta phalantha Drury, 1773Common Leopard
Phalanta phalantha aethiopica Rothschild &..., 1903African Leopard
Pimelephila ghesquierei Tams, 1930Palm moth
Pleuroptya balteata Fabricius, 1798
Sameodes cancellalis Zeller, 1852
Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775Beet webworm
Viettessa villiersi Marion, 1957
Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Crambidae with occurrences in Benin
SubfamilyCrambinae
Latreille, 1809
Crambine Snout Moths, Crambines
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphulinae
Stephens, 1836
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOdontiinae
Guenée, 1854
Odontiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPyraustinae
Meyrick, 1890
Pyraustine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySchoenobiinae
Duponchel, 1846
Schoenobiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpilomelinae
Guenée, 1854
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Crambidae at artfakta.se
Crambidae at dyntaxa.se
Crambidae at gbif.org
Crambidae at irmng.org
Crambidae at itis.gov