Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Katanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
1377
2971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
1376
2970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
1355
2938 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
1278
2815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1000
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1000
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
997
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
43
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Katanga
1 Family width 20 Species
Genera for Katanga
14 Genera with 20 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1874 | Paradise skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1879 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1937 | Elfs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1884 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1905 | Sylphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1937 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1910 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodisca Aurivillius, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Katanga
20 Species | Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892 | Bismarck´s Paradise Skipper | | Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper | | Abantis zambesiaca Westwood, 1874 | Zambezi Paradise Skipper | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Astictopterus anomaeus Plötz, 1879 | | | Eretis perpaupera (Holland, 1892) | ⇒ Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | | Eretis vaga Evans, 1937 | Vaga Elf | | Kedestes brunneostriga Plötz, 1884 | Pale Ranger | | Metisella midas Butler, 1893 | Golden Sylph | | Metisella tsadicus Aurivillius, 1905 | Northern Netted Sylph | | Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1893 | White-speckled Elfin | | Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937 | Ruona Elfin | | Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | Arela Dart | | Semalea pulvina Plötz, 1879 | Branded Silky Skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Teniorhinus harona Westwood, 1881 | Arrowhead Orange | | Tsitana wallacei Neave, 1910 | Wallace´s Sylph | | Xanthodisca vibius Hewitson, 1878 | Vibius Orange |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Katanga
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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