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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
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
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
346
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
334
1225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
66
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
66 Genera with 199 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPSTVX
Acidaliastis Hampson, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Acidromodes Hausmann, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Adicocrita Prout, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Agathia Guenée, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Allochrostes Prout, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Androzeugma Prout, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Archichlora Warren, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Berta Walker, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Cacochloris Prout, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Celidomphax Prout, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chavarriella Pitkin, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cheroscelis Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodrepana Warren, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Chloropteryx Hulst, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosterrha Prout, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoberta Prout, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dargeia Herbulot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dichorda Warren, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Diplodesma Warren, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Euproutia Fletcher, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Gelasmodes Prout, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gonochlora Swinhoe, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hemidromodes Prout, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrita Turner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hyalinometra Herbulot, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Hydata Walker, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Idiochlora Prout, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Klinzigidia Herbulot, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Lambornia Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lathochlora Warren, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Lissochlora Warren, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lophochorista Warren, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhachia Prout, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Lophostola Prout, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Maxates Moore, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metallochlora Warren, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Metallothea Prout, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Microloxia Warren, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Mixocera Warren, 19976SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1993Emerald15SpeciesTaxom
Neromia Staudinger, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Omphacodes Warren, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Omphax Guenée, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Oneiliana Prout, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Oospila Warren, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Paragathia Warren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Perithalera Prout, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Phrudocentra Warren, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 186012SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 191523SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhemithea BASTELBERGER, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Syncollesis Prout, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Tachyphyle Butler, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Thelycera Prout, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Thetidia Boisduval, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Victoria Warren, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Xenochroma palimpaʏ..., 18973SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
199 Species and 25 Subspecies
Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896
Acidaliastis micra micra Hampson, 1896
Acidaliastis nilotica Wiltshire, 1985
Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978
Acidromodes nilotica Wiltshire, 1985
Acidromodes saharae Wiltshire, 1985
Agathia confuscata Warren, 1897
Agathia elenaria Swinhoe, 1904
Agathia minuta (Druce, 1911)⇒ Agathia multiscripta Warren, 1898
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 interalbicans Warren, 1902
Antharmostes marginata Warren, 1897
Antharmostes mesoleuca Warren, 1899
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
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 chrysolineata zygophyxia Prout, 1912
Berta persimilis Warren, 1897
Cacochloris ochrea Warren, 1897
Celidomphax analiplaga Warren, 1905
Celidomphax rubrimaculata Warren, 1905
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Chavarriella porcius Schaus, 1912
Chavarriella semiornata Warren, 1901
Cheroscelis oospila Prout, 1912
Chlorissa afflictaria Swinhoe, 1904
Chlorissa allochroma Prout, 1920
Chlorissa malescripta Warren, 1897
Chlorodrepana angustimargo Warren, 1901
Chlorodrepana pauliani Herbulot, 1972
Chlorodrepana rothi Warren, 1899
Chlorodrepana sellata Gaede, 1917
Chloropteryx diluta Dognin, 1911
Chloropteryx languescens Warren, 1897
Chloropteryx nordicaria Schaus, 1901Commerson's sole
Chloropteryx opalaria Guenée, 1857
Chlorosterrha semialba Swinhoe, 1906
Comibaena esmeralda Warren, 1898
Comibaena flavitaenia Warren, 1898
Comibaena hemictenes Prout, 1917
Comibaena leucospilata Walker, 1863
Comibaena longipennis Warren, 1904
Comibaena mariae syndyas Prout, 1916
Comostolopsis phylarcha (Prout, 1920)⇒ Comostolopsis stillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Comostolopsis rubristicta Warren, 1899
Comostolopsis simplex phylarcha Prout L. B., 1920
Comostolopsis stillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Comostolopsis stillata stillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Ctenoberta dubia Warren, 1899
Dargeia micheleae Herbulot, 1977
Dichorda obliquata Warren, 1904
Diplodesma subrufibasis Prout L. B., 1930
Eucrostes beatificata Walker, 1863
Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
Eucrostes solivaga Herbulot, 1972
Euproutia aggravaria Guenée, 1858
Euproutia aggravaria aggravaria Guenée, 1858
Euproutia aggravaria intermaculata Warren, 1905
Euproutia aggravaria rubella Warren, 1904
Euproutia intermaculata Warren, 1905
Euproutia rubella (Warren, 1904)⇒ Euproutia aggravaria Guenée, 1858
Euproutia vernicoma Prout, 1913
Gelasmodes fasciata Warren, 1899
Gonochlora minutaria Swinhoe, 1904
Hemidromodes affinis Rothschild, 1915
Hemidromodes robusta Prout, 1913
Hemidromodes robusta robusta Prout, 1913
Heterocrita bidentata Bethune-Baker, 1913
Hyalinometra lemairei Herbulot, 1972
Hydata alada Dognin, 1898
Hydata apicata Schaus, 1901
Hydata notula Dognin, 1923
Hydata opella Dognin, 1923
Hydata stigmatica Warren, 1904
Hydata subfenestraria Walker, 1863
Idiochlora approximans Warren, 1897
Idiochlora eborilitoris Prout, 1930
Idiochlora subrufibasis Prout, 1930
Klinzigidia dithecodes Herbulot, 1982
Lambornia inspiciens Prout, 1912
Lathochlora inornata Warren, 1900
Lathochlora perversa Prout, 1915
Lissochlora albociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Lophochorista calliope Druce, 1892
Lophochorista diversata Dyar, 1912
Lophorrhachia aenospila Bethune-Baker, 1913
Lophorrhachia mutanda Herbulot, 1983
Lophorrhachia palliata Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rhathyma Prout, 1938
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia ustipennis (Warren, 1898)⇒ Lophorrhachia palliata Warren, 1898
Lophostola annuligera Swinhoe, 1909
Lophostola cara Prout, 1913
Lophostola cara cara Prout L. B., 1913
Maxates axyra
Metallochlora misera Prout, 1920
Metallothea eucrostes Prout, 1916
Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1813Herb Emerald
Microloxia herbaria ruficornis Warren, 1897
Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
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
Nemoria acutularia Schaus, 1912
Nemoria astraea Druce, 1892
Nemoria carolinae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria elbae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria karlae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria lorenae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria marielosae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria pacificaria Möschler, 1881
Nemoria pescadora Beutelspacher, 1984
Nemoria punctilinea Dognin, 1902
Nemoria rectilinea Warren, 1906
Nemoria remota Warren, 1900
Nemoria tickelli Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria toxeres Prout, 1932
Nemoria winniae Pitkin, 1993
Neromia enotes Prout, 1917
Neromia propinquilinea Prout, 1920
Omphacodes divergens Warren, 1899
Omphacodes minima Prout, 1913
Omphax ornatimargo (Prout, 1913)⇒ Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Omphax particeps Prout, 1932
Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Oneiliana multifera Prout, 1922
Oospila confundaria Möschler, 1890
Oospila dicraspeda Prout, 1932
Oospila venezuelata Walker, 1861
Paragathia albimarginata Warren, 1902
Perithalera oblongata Warren, 1898
Phaiogramma etruscaria Zeller, 1849
Phaiogramma faustinata Milliere, 1868Millière's Emerald
Phaiogramma faustinata vermiculata Warren, 1897
Phaiogramma stibolepida Butler, 1879
Phaiogramma vermiculata Warren, 1897
Phrudocentra opaca Butler, 1881
Phrudocentra pupillata Warren, 1897
Phrudocentra trimaculata Warren, 1901
Pingasa attenuans Walker, 1860
Pingasa austrina Prout, 1917
Pingasa commutata Walker, 1860
Pingasa floridivenis Prout, 1920
Pingasa lahayei Oberthür, 1887
Pingasa lahayei austrina Prout, 1917
Pingasa lahayei multispurcata Prout, 1913
Pingasa rhadamaria Guenée, 1858
Pingasa rhadamaria attenuans Walker, 1860
Pingasa rhadamaria victoria Prout, 1913
Pingasa ruginaria Guenée, 1858
Pingasa ruginaria commutata Walker, 1860
Prasinocyma adornata Prout, 1915
Prasinocyma albinotata Prout, 1930
Prasinocyma albisticta Warren, 1901
Prasinocyma anomoea (Turner, 1910)⇒ Agathiopsis maculata Warren, 1896
Prasinocyma bilobata Fletcher D. S., 1978
Prasinocyma congrua Walker, 1869
Prasinocyma delicataria Möschler, 1887
Prasinocyma gemmatimargo Prout, 1915
Prasinocyma germinaria Guenée, 1858
Prasinocyma hadrata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout, 1921
Prasinocyma nigripunctata Warren, 1897
Prasinocyma niveisticta Prout, 1912
Prasinocyma niveisticta adornata Prout, 1915
Prasinocyma oblita Prout, 1930
Prasinocyma pedicata Fletcher D. S., 1956
Prasinocyma pedicata pedicata Fletcher D. S., 1956
Prasinocyma pulchraria Swinhoe, 1904
Prasinocyma rhodocycla Prout, 1917
Prasinocyma rugistrigula Prout, 1912
Prasinocyma salutaria Swinhoe, 1904
Prasinocyma simiaria Guenée, 1858
Prasinocyma trifilifimbria Prout, 1915
Pseudhemithea saturata Prout, 1912
Synchlora astraeoides Warren, 1901
Synchlora expulsata Walker, 1861
Synchlora gerularia Hübner, 1823
Synchlora indecora Prout, 1916
Synchlora pulchrifimbria Warren, 1907
Syncollesis coerulea Warren, 1896
Syncollesis coerulea coerulea Warren, 1896
Tachyphyle acuta Butler, 1881
Tachyphyle allineata Warren, 1900
Tachyphyle basiplaga Walker, 1861
Tachyphyle oleaster Schaus, 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 scrutata Herbulot, 1972
Thalassodes unicolor Warren, 1902
Thelycera sommereri Hausmann, 1994
Thelycera sudanica Herbulot, 1954
Thelycera viridans Prout L. B., 1912
Thelycera xanthostephana Prout L. B., 1912
Thetidia undulilinea Warren, 1905
Victoria gordoni Prout, 1912
Victoria immunifica Prout, 1912
Victoria immunifica immunifica Prout L. B., 1912
Victoria nimbosa (Herbulot, 1972)⇒ Victoria watsonae Carcasson, 1971
Victoria perornata Warren, 1898
Victoria triplaga Prout, 1915
Victoria watsonae Carcasson, 1971
Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902
Xenochroma palimpais Prout, 1934
Xenochroma salsa Warren, 1897

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in West Africa
TribeComibaenini
Inoue, 1961
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
10
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemistolini
Bruand, 1846
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLophochoristini
Ferguson, 1967
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNemoriini
Gumppenberg, 1887
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThalassodini
Bruand, 1846
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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