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Checklist for Subfamily Hieroxestinae Meyrick, 1893 (Hieroxestine Moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
4
228
1081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
151
707
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHieroxestinae
Meyrick, 1893
Hieroxestine Moths
8
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
8 Genera with 119 Species
Amphixystis Meyrick, 191049SpeciesTaxom
Archemitra Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Mitrogona Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Oinophila Stephens, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Opogona Zeller, 191554SpeciesTaxom
Pelecystola Meyrick, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoses W.T.M. Forbes, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Wegneria A.N. Diakonoff, 19556SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
119 Species
Amphixystis aethalopis Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis anachoreta Meyrick, 1921
Amphixystis anchiala Meyrick, 1909
Amphixystis antongilella Viette, 1955
Amphixystis aromaticella Viette, 1957
Amphixystis beverrasella Legrand, 1966
Amphixystis canthopa Meyrick, 1924
Amphixystis chrysodora Meyrick, 1924
Amphixystis colubrina Meyrick, 1914
Amphixystis crobylora Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis crocinacma Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis crypsirias Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis cyanodesma Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis cymataula Meyrick, 1926
Amphixystis ensifera Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis epirota Meyrick, 1914
Amphixystis fragosa Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis fricata Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis glomerata Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis herbulotella Viette, 1955
Amphixystis hermatias Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis hydrochalca Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis ichnora Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis irenica Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis islamella Turati, 1927
Amphixystis lactiflua Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis magica Gozmány, 2004
Amphixystis maillardella Viette, 1957
Amphixystis minuta Gaedike, 2014
Amphixystis multipunctella Legrand, 1966
Amphixystis nephalia Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis paroditella Viette, 1957
Amphixystis pentacarpa Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis polystrigella Legrand, 1966
Amphixystis reunionella (Guillermet, 2011)⇒ Amphixystis siccata Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis rhodothicta Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis rhothiaula Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis rorida Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis roseostrigella Legrand, 1966
Amphixystis sciadocoma Meyrick, 1924
Amphixystis selacta Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis serrata Meyrick, 1914
Amphixystis sicaria Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis siccata Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis spathistis Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis syntricha Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis tarsota Meyrick, 1911
Amphixystis taurus Gaedike, 2014
Amphixystis trixysta Meyrick, 1910
Archemitra iorrhoa Meyrick, 1920
Mitrogona laevis Meyrick, 1920
Oinophila argyrospora Meyrick, 1931
Oinophila v-flava Haworth, 1828Moth
Opogona actaeon Wollaston, 1879
Opogona amphichorda Meyrick, 1921
Opogona anisacta Meyrick, 1920
Opogona antiarcha Meyrick, 1934
Opogona anticella Walker, 1875
Opogona apicalis (Wollaston, 1879)⇒ Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893
Opogona atlantica Wollaston, 1879
Opogona autogama Meyrick, 1911
Opogona binotatella Walker, 1875
Opogona brunneomarmorata Wollaston, 1879
Opogona chlorophanes Meyrick, 1908
Opogona compositarum Wollaston, 1879
Opogona congenera Wollaston, 1879
Opogona cyrtomis Meyrick, 1915
Opogona dimidiatella Zeller, 1853
Opogona divisa Wollaston, 1879
Opogona etiennella Viette, 1988
Opogona fasciculata Wollaston, 1879
Opogona flavotincta Wollaston, 1879
Opogona florea Meyrick, 1911
Opogona harpalea Meyrick, 1911
Opogona helenae Wollaston, 1879
Opogona helenaeoides Wollaston, 1879
Opogona heliogramma Meyrick, 1911
Opogona heroicella Viette, 1957
Opogona incorrectella Viette, 1957
Opogona indiscreta Meyrick, 1917
Opogona iricharis Meyrick, 1926
Opogona iridogramma Meyrick, 1924
Opogona irrorata Wollaston, 1879
Opogona ischnoscia Meyrick, 1928
Opogona lornatella Legrand, 1966
Opogona masoalella Viette, 1955
Opogona niveopicta Wollaston, 1879
Opogona omiastis Meyrick, 1937
Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893Detritus moth
Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908
Opogona phaeocrana Meyrick, 1914
Opogona plumbifera Meyrick, 1914
Opogona pyrometalla Meyrick, 1928
Opogona recurva Wollaston, 1879
Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856Banana bud moth
Opogona salamolardella Guillermet, 2011
Opogona scalaris Wollaston, 1879
Opogona scaphopis Meyrick, 1909
Opogona sogaella Viette, 1985
Opogona subaeneella Walker, 1875
Opogona sultana Meyrick, 1911
Opogona sycastella Viette, 1957
Opogona tanydora Meyrick, 1920
Opogona trophis Meyrick, 1913
Opogona ursella Walker, 1875
Opogona vilis Wollaston, 1879
Opogona zophocrana Meyrick, 1915
Pelecystola decorata Meyrick, 1920
Pelecystola melanchares Meyrick, 1937
Pelecystola polysticha Meyrick, 1938
Pelecystola tephrinitis Meyrick, 1911
Phaeoses lithacma Meyrick, 1921
Phaeoses pileigera Meyrick, 1913
Wegneria acervalis Meyrick, 1914
Wegneria astragalodes Meyrick, 1922
Wegneria chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1934
Wegneria scaeozona Meyrick, 1920
Wegneria speciosa Meyrick, 1914
Wegneria villiersi Viette, 1955

Subnodes of Hieroxestinae with occurrences in Afrotropical
TribeHieroxestini
4
62
Genera
Species

Taxom



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