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Checklist for Tribe Hypochrosini Guenée, 1858
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
 
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
67
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHypochrosini
Guenée, 1858
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 22 Species
Melinoessa Herrich-Schä..., 18698SpeciesTaxom
Mimaletis Warren, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Narthecusa Walker, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Pitthea Walker, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Plegapteryx Herrich-Scha..., 18994SpeciesTaxom
Rhodophthitus Butler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Terina Walker, 18973SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Melinoessa amplissimata Walker, 1863
Melinoessa aureola Prout, 1934
Melinoessa croesaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Melinoessa horni Prout, 1922
Melinoessa palumbata Warren, 1894
Melinoessa perlimbata Guenée, 1857
Melinoessa stellata Butler, 1878
Melinoessa stramineata Walker, 1869
Mimaletis watulekii Carcasson, 1962
Narthecusa perspersa Prout, 1931
Narthecusa tenuiorata Walker, 1862
Narthecusa tenuiorata perspersa Prout L. B., 1931
Pitthea abbreviata (Walker, 1854)⇒ Pitthea continua Walker, 1854
Pitthea continua Walker, 1854
Pitthea famula Drury, 1773
Plegapteryx anomalus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Plegapteryx segmentata (Warren, 1902)⇒ Plegapteryx anomalus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Plegapteryx sphingata Warren, 1895
Plegapteryx titia (Druce, 1899)⇒ Plegapteryx anomalus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Rhodophthitus myriostictus Prout, 1915
Terina charmione Fabricius, 1793
Terina doleris Plötz, 1880
Terina renifera Warren, 1897


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