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Checklist for Tribe Melanthiini Duponchel, 1845
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2032
4918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2030
4914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2022
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1257
3230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1168
3017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
226
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
214
610
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
34
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanthiini
Duponchel, 1845
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Genera with 6 Species
Collix Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eccymatoge L.B. Prout, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Melanthia Duponchel, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Collix foraminata Guenée, 1858
Eccymatoge melanoterma Prout, 1913
Horisme filia Prout, 1913
Horisme minuata Walker, 1860
Horisme obscurata Prout, 1913
Horisme obscurata obscurata Prout L. B., 1913
Melanthia ustiplaga Warren, 1899


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