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Checklist for Tribe Exelastini Gielis, 2000
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
580
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
495
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
30
78
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
30
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
28
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeExelastini
Gielis, 2000
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
3 Genera with 13 Species
Antarches Gibeaux, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19707SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19095SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
13 Species
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970
Marasmarcha bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
Marasmarcha empedota Meyrick, 1908
Marasmarcha locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Marasmarcha sisyrodes Meyrick, 1921
Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bonaespei Walsingham, 1881