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Checklist for Tribe Miletini Reuter, 1896
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
124
817
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
8
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMiletini
Reuter, 1896
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
6 Genera with 25 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996Woolly Legs19SpeciesTaxom
Megalopalpus Röber, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies2SpeciesTaxom
Spalgis Moore, 1890Apeflies3SpeciesTaxom
Thestor Hubner, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
25 Species and 6 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793Common Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema brunea Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915Divergent Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887D'Urban's Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema exiguus Holland, 1890White Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema inexpectata Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
Lachnocnema kiellandi Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema laches Fabricius, 1793Southern Pied Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema luna Druce, 1910Druce´s Large Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema pseudobibulus Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema regularis Libert, 1996Regular Woolly Legs
Lachnocnema regularis grisea Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema sosia Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema tanzaniensis Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema unicolor Libert, 1996
Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996Western Savanna Woollylegs
Megalopalpus zymna Westwood, 1851Common Harvester
Miletus croton corus Eliot, 1961Plain Brownie
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Spalgis jacksoni Stempffer, 1967
Spalgis jacksoni stempfferi Kielland, 1985
Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890African Apefly
Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883

Subnodes of Miletini with occurrences in Tanzania
SubtribeLachnocnemina
Clench, 1955
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMiletina
Reuter, 1896
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpalgina
Toxopeus, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Miletini at itis.gov