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Checklist for Subfamily Lusurinae Thiaucourt, 2015
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
55
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLusurinae
Thiaucourt, 2015
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
3 Genera with 12 Species
Chlorocalliope Kiriakoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Desmeocraera Wallengren, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Heraia Kiriakoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
12 Species
Chlorocalliope calliope Hampson, 1910
Desmeocraera basalis Distant, 1899
Desmeocraera canescens (Janse, 1920)⇒ Desmeocraera vernalis Distant, 1897
Desmeocraera congoana Aurivillius, 1900
Desmeocraera decorata Wichgraf, 1922
Desmeocraera hippocastanaria Gaede, 1928
Desmeocraera latex Druce, 1901
Desmeocraera neavei (Tams, 1925)⇒ Desmeocraera decorata Wichgraf, 1922
Desmeocraera nugatrix Felder, 1874
Desmeocraera oliva Kiriakoff, 1968
Desmeocraera zombae Kiriakoff, 1958
Heraia thalassina Hampson, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Lusurinae at afromoths.net