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Taxonomy of Genus Meza Hemming, 1939


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
3
1099
24454
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
2
1096
24391
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
1096
24391
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
408
10692
Genera
Species
TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
100
2071
Genera
Species
GenusMeza
Hemming, 1939
27Species
Subnodes of Meza Hemming, 1939
SpeciesMeza banda Evans, 1937
Dark Three-spot Missile
SpeciesMeza bassa Lindsey & Miller, 1965
SpeciesMeza batea Plötz, 1879  ⇒ Meza meza
SpeciesMeza bubovi Karsch, 1893  ⇒ Meza meza
SpeciesMeza budonga Evans, 1938  ⇒ Paronymus budonga
SpeciesMeza cybeutes Holland, 1894
Drab Three-spot Missile
3Subspecies
SpeciesMeza dualensis Strand, 1914  ⇒ Meza indusiata
SpeciesMeza elba Evans, 1937
Light Brown Missile
SpeciesMeza gardineri Collins & T.B. Larsen, 2008
SpeciesMeza hias Strand, 1920  ⇒ Meza larea
SpeciesMeza indusiata Mabille, 1891
Snowy Missile
SpeciesMeza kasai Druce, 1909  ⇒ Meza indusiata
SpeciesMeza larea Neave, 1910
East African Missile
SpeciesMeza leucophaea Holland, 1894
Margined Missile
2Subspecies
SpeciesMeza mabea Holland, 1894
Dark Brown Missile
SpeciesMeza mabillei Holland, 1894
Mabille´s Three-spot Missile, Mabille’S Three-Spot Missile
SpeciesMeza meza Hewitson, 1877
Common Missile
SpeciesMeza ogrugana Lathy, 1903  ⇒ Meza meza
SpeciesMeza pallida Holland, 1896
SpeciesMeza tessmanni Strand, 1912
SpeciesMeza varia Holland, 1896  ⇒ Meza meza
SpeciesMeza volta Miller, 1971

Synonyms
Gastrochaeta (Holland, 1894)


Distribution of Meza Hemming, 1939
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia


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