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Checklist for Tribe Nygmiini Holloway, 1999
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2112
6930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1904
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1003
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
377
1486
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
32
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNygmiini
Holloway, 1999
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
8 Genera with 10 Species
Artaxa Walker, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Medama Matsumura, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Nygmia Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Orvasca Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Somena Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sphrageidus Maes, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Sundaroa Holloway, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Toxoproctis Hübner, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
10 Species
Artaxa angulata Matsumura, 1927
Artaxa kanshireia Wileman, 1911
Medama basimaculatum (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Medama diplaga Hampson, 1910
Medama diplaga Hampson, 1910
Nygmia staudingeri Leech, , 1889
Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
Somena scintillans Walker, 1856Yellow tail tussock moth
Sphrageidus virguncula Walker, 1855
Sundaroa calesia Swinhoe, 1902
Toxoproctis croceola Strand, 1918


Links, sources and further information
Nygmiini at artfakta.se
Nygmiini at dyntaxa.se
Nygmiini at itis.gov