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Checklist for Subtribe Nyctemerina Kirby, 1892
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2481
11561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2480
11559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2474
11548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1619
8751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1470
8376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
844
3776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
397
2080
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
181
998
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
55
245
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
10
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
10 Genera with 47 Species
Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Caryatis Hübner, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Chiromachla Strand, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Ischnarctia Bartel, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Neuroxena Kirby, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1880Leptosomas18SpeciesTaxom
Podomachla Strand, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocallimorpha Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Xylecata Swinhoe, 18806SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
47 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Caryatis hersilia Druce, 1887
Caryatis phileta Drury, 1782
Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910
Caryatis syntomina (Butler, 1878)⇒ Amerila syntomina Butler, 1878
Chiromachla chalcosidia Hampson, 1910
Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854
Chiromachla restricta Butler, 1894
Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894
Chiromachla seriatopunctata Aurivillius, 1925
Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Galtara elongata Swinhoe, 1907
Galtara notabilis de Toulgoët, 1980
Galtara reticulata Hampson, 1909
Ischnarctia aganice Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia brunnescens Bartel, 1903
Ischnarctia cinera (Pagenstecher, 1903)⇒ Ischnarctia aganice Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia cinerea Pagenstecher, 1903
Neuroxena ansorgei Kirby, 1896
Neuroxena fulleri Druce, 1883
Neuroxena postrubidus Rothschild, 1933
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841Cineraria Moth
Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera chalcosidia Hampson, 1910
Nyctemera chalcosidia chalcosidia Hampson, 1910
Nyctemera chalcosidia seriatopunctata Aurivillius, 1926
Nyctemera chromis (Druce, 1882)⇒ Podomachla chromis Druce, 1882
Nyctemera druna (Swinhoe, 1904)⇒ Xylecata druna Swinhoe, 1904
Nyctemera ehromis (Druce, 1882)⇒ Podomachla chromis Druce, 1882
Nyctemera fallax (Walker, 1854)⇒ Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854
Nyctemera hemixantha Aurivillius, 1904
Nyctemera itokina (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera perspicua (Walker, 1854)⇒ Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854
Nyctemera rattrayi Swinhoe, 1904
Nyctemera restrictum (Butler, 1894)⇒ Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894
Nyctemera simplex (Walker, 1864)⇒ Utetheisa pellex Linnaeus, 1758
Nyctemera ugandicola Strand, 1909
Nyctemera xanthura Plötz, 1880
Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Podomachla chromis Druce, 1882
Pseudocallimorpha doriae (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Xylecata druna Swinhoe, 1904
Xylecata hemixantha Aurivillius, 1904
Xylecata rattrayi Swinhoe, 1904
Xylecata simplex Walker, 1869
Xylecata ugandicola Strand, 1909
Xylecata xanthura Plötz, 1880


Links, sources and further information
Nyctemerina at afromoths.net