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Checklist for Tribe Mesosemiini Bates, 1859
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
401
2450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
23
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
19
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMesosemiini
Bates, 1859
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
3 Genera with 5 Species
Cremna Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cremna selinus Doubleday, 1847
Mesosemia grandis H. Druce, 1874Giant Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Napaea umbra Boisduval, 1870Quilted Metalmark

Subnodes of Mesosemiini with occurrences in West Africa
SubtribeMesosemiina
Stichel, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeNapaeina
Hall, 2003
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom