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Checklist for Tribe Melanthiini Duponchel, 1845
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
162
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
156
396
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
18
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanthiini
Duponchel, 1845
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
4 Genera with 6 Species
Collix Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eccymatoge L.B. Prout, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Melanthia Duponchel, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
6 Species
Collix foraminata Guenée, 1858
Eccymatoge melanoterma Prout, 1913
Horisme jansei Fletcher D. S., 1956
Horisme minuata Walker, 1860
Horisme obscurata Prout, 1913
Melanthia ustiplaga Warren, 1899


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