Checklist for Subfamily Desmobathrinae Meyrick, 1886 (Desmobathrine Moths)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1285
3522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1285
3522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1285
3522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
925
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
843
2716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
246
756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 232
736 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Desmobathrinae
Meyrick, 1886
Desmobathrine Moths | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Papua New Guinea
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
8 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alex longipecten Warren, 1905 | | | Alex longipecten amaura Prout, 1925 | | | Callipotnia allognota Prout, 1916 | | | Callipotnia incerta Prout, 1924 | | | Derambila candidissima Prout, 1916 | | | Derambila melagonata Walker, 1863 | | | Derambila strigicosta Warren, 1903 | | | Derxena coelivagata Walker, 1866 | | | Derxena discata (Prout, 1897) | ⇒ Derxena nivea Kirsch, 1877 |
Links, sources and further information Desmobathrinae at itis.gov
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