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Checklist for Tribe Melanthiini Duponchel, 1845
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
460
3588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
435
3464
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
68
468
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanthiini
Duponchel, 1845
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
3 Genera with 20 Species
Collix Guenée, 19566SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 198814SpeciesTaxom
Melanthia Duponchel, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Collix flavipuncta (Prout, 1932)⇒ Collix intrepida Prout, 1932
Collix foraminata Guenée, 1858
Collix haploscelis Prout, 1925
Collix inaequata Guenée, 1862
Collix intrepida Prout, 1932
Collix muscosata Fletcher D. S., 1956
Horisme albifascia Herbulot, 1997
Horisme albiplaga Herbulot, 1988
Horisme albostriata Pagenstecher, 1907
Horisme cuprea Herbulot, 1972
Horisme inturbida Herbulot, 1997
Horisme longispicata Fletcher D. S., 1956
Horisme minuata Walker, 1860
Horisme obscurata Prout, 1913
Horisme obscurata gaudata Fletcher, 1956
Horisme pallidimacula Prout, 1925
Horisme radicaria De la Harpe, 1855Cryptic Fern
Horisme vitalbata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Waved Umber
Horisme wittei Debauche, 1938
Horisme xerophila Herbulot, 1988
Melanthia procellata Denis & Schi..., 1775Pretty Chalk Carpet


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