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Checklist for Family Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 (Long Tailed Burnet Moths)
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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
939
2391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
9
165
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
7
112
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHimantopteridae
Rogenhofer, 1884
Long Tailed Burnet Moths, Long-tailed burnet moths
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
8 Genera with 18 Species
Anomoeotes Felder, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Doratopteryx Rogenhöfer, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Himantopterus Wesmael, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Pedoptila Butler, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothymara Rebel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Semioptila Butler, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinochrous Butler, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Thermochrous Hampson, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
18 Species
Anomoeotes infuscata Talbot, 1929
Anomoeotes leucolena Holland, 1893
Anomoeotes separatula Strand, 1913
Anomoeotes tenellula Holland, 1893
Anomoeotes triangularis Jordan, 1907
Doratopteryx dissemurus Kiriakoff, 1963
Pedoptila catori Bethune-Baker, 1911
Pedoptila nemopteridia Butler, 1885
Pseudothymara staudingeri Rogenhofer, 1888
Semioptila marshalli Rothschild, 1907
Semioptila torta Butler, 1887
Staphylinochrous euryphaea Hampson, 1920
Staphylinochrous latimargo (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Staphylinochrous whytei Butler, 1893
Staphylinochrous pygmaea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Staphylinochrous sagittata Hering, 1937
Staphylinochrous whytei Butler, 1893
Thermochrous exigua Talbot, 1932
Thermochrous melanoneura Hampson, 1920


Links, sources and further information
Himantopteridae at gbif.org
Himantopteridae at irmng.org