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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
129
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
124
428
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
35
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
35 Genera with 76 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPTVX
Agathia Guenée, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Allochrostes Prout, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Androzeugma Prout, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Archichlora Warren, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Berta Walker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cacochloris Prout, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodrepana Warren, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoberta Prout, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dargeia Herbulot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Euproutia Fletcher, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Gelasmodes Prout, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrita Turner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Idiochlora Prout, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Lambornia Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lathochlora Warren, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhachia Prout, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Lophostola Prout, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Maxates Moore, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mixocera Warren, 19976SpeciesTaxom
Omphacodes Warren, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Omphax Guenée, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Perithalera Prout, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhemithea BASTELBERGER, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Thetidia Boisduval, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Victoria Warren, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Xenochroma palimpaʏ..., 18973SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
76 Species and 8 Subspecies
Agathia elenaria Swinhoe, 1904
Agathia multiscripta Warren, 1898
Agathia pauper Warren, 1904
Allochrostes impunctata Warren, 1897
Androzeugma hapala (Prout, 1913)⇒ Androzeugma tenuis Warren, 1898
Androzeugma tenuis Warren, 1898
Antharmostes marginata Warren, 1897
Antharmostes mesoleuca Warren, 1899
Antharmostes semimarginata Warren, 1899
Archichlora devoluta Walker, 1861
Archichlora marcescens Warren, 1904
Archichlora marginata Warren, 1902
Archichlora pulveriplaga Warren, 1898
Archichlora viridimacula Warren, 1898
Berta persimilis Warren, 1897
Cacochloris ochrea Warren, 1897
Chlorissa afflictaria Swinhoe, 1904
Chlorodrepana rothi Warren, 1899
Comibaena esmeralda Warren, 1898
Comibaena flavitaenia Warren, 1898
Comibaena longipennis Warren, 1904
Comostolopsis rubristicta Warren, 1899
Ctenoberta dubia Warren, 1899
Dargeia micheleae Herbulot, 1977
Eucrostes beatificata Walker, 1863
Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
Euproutia aggravaria Guenée, 1858
Euproutia aggravaria aggravaria Guenée, 1858
Euproutia aggravaria rubella Warren, 1904
Euproutia rubella (Warren, 1904)⇒ Euproutia aggravaria Guenée, 1858
Euproutia vernicoma Prout, 1913
Gelasmodes fasciata Warren, 1899
Heterocrita bidentata Bethune-Baker, 1913
Idiochlora eborilitoris Prout, 1930
Lambornia inspiciens Prout, 1912
Lathochlora inornata Warren, 1900
Lophorrhachia mutanda Herbulot, 1983
Lophorrhachia palliata Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia ustipennis (Warren, 1898)⇒ Lophorrhachia palliata Warren, 1898
Lophostola annuligera Swinhoe, 1909
Maxates axyra
Mixocera albimargo Warren, 1901
Mixocera albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893
Mixocera albistrigata albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893
Mixocera albistrigata politzari Hausmann, 1997
Mixocera ledermanni Hausmann, 1997
Mixocera politzari Hausmann, 1997
Omphacodes minima Prout, 1913
Omphax ornatimargo (Prout, 1913)⇒ Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Omphax particeps Prout, 1932
Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Perithalera oblongata Warren, 1898
Phaiogramma faustinata Milliere, 1868Millière's Emerald
Phaiogramma faustinata vermiculata Warren, 1897
Phaiogramma stibolepida Butler, 1879
Phaiogramma vermiculata Warren, 1897
Pingasa lahayei Oberthür, 1887
Pingasa lahayei multispurcata Prout, 1913
Pingasa ruginaria Guenée, 1858
Prasinocyma congrua Walker, 1869
Prasinocyma gemmatimargo Prout, 1915
Prasinocyma germinaria Guenée, 1858
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout, 1921
Prasinocyma nigripunctata Warren, 1897
Prasinocyma pedicata Fletcher D. S., 1956
Prasinocyma pulchraria Swinhoe, 1904
Prasinocyma trifilifimbria Prout, 1915
Pseudhemithea saturata Prout, 1912
Thalassodes albifimbria Warren, 1897
Thalassodes dentatilinea Prout, 1912
Thalassodes opaca Warren, 1898
Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
Thalassodes sapoliaria (Swinhoe, 1904)⇒ Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
Thalassodes unicolor Warren, 1902
Thetidia undulilinea Warren, 1905
Victoria gordoni Prout, 1912
Victoria immunifica Prout, 1912
Victoria immunifica immunifica Prout L. B., 1912
Victoria perornata Warren, 1898
Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902
Xenochroma palimpais Prout, 1934
Xenochroma salsa Warren, 1897

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeComibaenini
Inoue, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemistolini
Bruand, 1846
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNemoriini
Gumppenberg, 1887
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThalassodini
Bruand, 1846
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Geometrinae at artfakta.se
Geometrinae at dyntaxa.se
Geometrinae at itis.gov