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Checklist for Tribe Leucaniini Guenée, 1837
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
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
200
486
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
33
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeucaniini
Guenée, 1837
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 15 Species
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18568SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18567SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
15 Species
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Leucania bertha Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Leucania duplicata Butler, 1889
Leucania fissifascia Hampson, 1907
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852
Leucania miasticta Hampson, 1918
Leucania phaea Hampson, 1902
Leucania prominens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Leucania duplicata Butler, 1889
Mythimna (Hyphilare) pyrausta Hampson, 1913
Mythimna (Prodigithymna) prominens Walker, 1856
Mythimna atritorna Hampson, 1911
Mythimna lunulata Gaede, 1916
Mythimna natalensis Butler, 1875
Mythimna panarista Fletcher, 1963
Mythimna provvisoria (Walker, 1856)⇒ Mythimna prominens Walker, 1856


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