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Checklist of Genus Metarctia Walker, 1855
for Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8791
39463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8777
39440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8681
39128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7097
34844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2469
11529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2468
11527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2462
11516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1612
8726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1463
8351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
841
3761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
395
2073
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
180
994
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
50
383
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
31
272
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMetarctia
Walker, 1855
65Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
1 Genera with 65 Species
Metarctia Walker, 194266SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Metarctia alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia brunneipennis Hering, 1932
Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia burungae Debauche, 1942
Metarctia chapini (Holland, 1920)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia collocalia montium Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia congoana (Kiriakoff, 1953)⇒ Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia crocina Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia denisae (Dufrane, 1945)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia deriemaeckeri (Kiriakoff, 1953)⇒ Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia diversa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia dracoena Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia dracuncula Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia fario Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia flora Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia fontainei Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955
Metarctia fuliginosa Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia hecqi (Kiriakoff, 1959)⇒ Metarctia morag Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia hector (Kiriakoff, 1959)⇒ Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia heinrichi Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia henrardi Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia heringi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia hulstaertiana Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia impura (Kiriakoff, 1959)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892
Metarctia infausta Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia kelleni Snellen, 1886
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia longipalpis Hulstaert, 1923
Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926
Metarctia montium Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia morag Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia morosa Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia nigricornis Debauche, 1942
Metarctia olbrechtsi Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia pallens Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia pallidicosta (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Metarctia diversa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia paniscus (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia paulis Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
Metarctia pulverea Hampson, 1907
Metarctia pumila Hampson, 1909
Metarctia rosea (Aurivillius, 1906)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
Metarctia schoutedeni Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia seydeliana Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia subincarnata Kiriakoff, 1954
Metarctia umbretta (Kiriakoff, 1963)⇒ Metarctia burungae Debauche, 1942
Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949
Metarctia usta (Debauche, 1942)⇒ Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926
Metarctia venustissima Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Metarctia wittei (Debauche, 1942)⇒ Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921


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