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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region South Cameroon (Cameroon)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
80
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
80
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
80
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
72
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
59
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
59
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
59
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Cameroon
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Cameroon
5 Genera with 5 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hapsimachogonia Prozorov & Z..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pallastica Zolotuhin & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Philotherma Möschler, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ptyssophlebia Linnaeus, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Cameroon
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Hapsimachogonia hapsimachus Hering, 1928
Pallastica mesoleuca Strand, 1911
Philotherma testaceicornis (Strand, 1912)⇒ Philotherma sordida Aurivillius, 1905
Ptyssophlebia elegans Aurivillius, 1925

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in South Cameroon
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom