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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
388
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
342
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
146
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
57
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
13 Genera with 28 Species
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eudasychira Möschler, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hemerophanes Hübner, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Homochira Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
28 Species
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Bracharoa quadripunctata Wallengren, 1875
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Eudasychira georgiana Fawcett, 1900
Eudasychira poliotis Hampson, 1910
Hemerophanes flammeola Distant, 1899
Homochira rendalli Distant, 1897
Knappetra stellata Distant, 1897
Knappetra torrida Distant, 1897
Lacipa gemmata (Distant, 1897)⇒ Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Lacipa pulverea Distant, 1898
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881
Lacipa quinquepunctata (Distant, 1898)⇒ Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881
Lacipa sexpunctata Distant, 1897
Laelia confinis Distant, 1899
Laelia diffusa (Distant, 1897)⇒ Laelia municipalis Distant, 1897
Laelia extatura Distant, 1897
Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Laelia figlina Distant, 1899
Laelia municipalis Distant, 1897
Laelia pyrosoma Hampson, 1910
Lymantria disparina (Hering, 1926)⇒ Lymantria dispar Linnaeus, 1758
Marblepsis melanocraspis Hampson, 1905
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Pseudobazisa perculta Distant, 1897
Pseudobazisa sericea Hampson, 1910
Rhypopteryx tesselata Distant, 1897
Rhypopteryx tessellata (Distant, 1897)⇒ Rhypopteryx rhodalipha Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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