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Checklist for Genus Maxera Walker, 1865
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1049
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
442
2054
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
15
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMaxera
Walker, 1865
16Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
1 Genera with 16 Species
Maxera Walker, 186316SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
16 Species
Maxera atripunctata Hampson, 1910
Maxera brachypecten Hampson, 1926
Maxera digoniata Hampson, 1902
Maxera fuscescens (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera kerima (Felder R. & ..., 1875)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera larvata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera marmorea (Boisduval;, 1833)⇒ Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
Maxera melanocephala (Boisduval;, 1833)⇒ Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
Maxera morosa (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera nigrifrontalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera obumbrata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera pallidula (Butler, 1875)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera vestispica (Wallengren, 1863)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863


Links, sources and further information
Maxera at afromoths.net
Maxera at gbif.org