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Checklist for Subfamily Peratodontinae St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1234
5925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1144
5756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
573
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
79
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPeratodontinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
9
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
9 Genera with 27 Species
Bostrychogyna Kiriakoff, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Brachychira Aurivillius, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Galanthella Kiriakoff, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Harpandrya Bryk, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Odontoperas Kiriakoff, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peratodonta Aurivillius, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Scalmicauda o´neili Janse, 195910SpeciesTaxom
Synete Kiriakoff, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Tricholoba Hampson, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
27 Species
Bostrychogyna mimica Aurivillius, 1925
Brachychira davus Kiriakoff, 1965
Brachychira ferruginea Aurivillius, 1905
Brachychira punctulata Kiriakoff, 1966
Brachychira subargentea Kiriakoff, 1955Yucca plant bug
Galanthella evides Kiriakoff, 1959
Harpandrya aeola Bryk, 1913
Harpandrya gemella Kiriakoff, 1966
Odontoperas aethiops Kiriakoff, 1965
Peratodonta aethiops Kiriakoff, 1965
Peratodonta brunnea Aurivillius, 1904
Peratodonta janthina Kiriakoff, 1959
Peratodonta olivacea Gaede, 1928
Scalmicauda argenteomaculata Aurivillius, 1892
Scalmicauda biarculinea (Strand, 1911)⇒ Scalmicauda tessmanni Strand, 1911
Scalmicauda bicolorata Gaede, 1928
Scalmicauda eriphyla Kiriakoff, 1979
Scalmicauda eriphyle Kiriakoff, 1979
Scalmicauda fuscinota Aurivillius, 1904
Scalmicauda hoesemanni Strand, 1911
Scalmicauda rectilinea Gaede, 1928
Scalmicauda tessmanni Strand, 1911
Scalmicauda triangulum Kiriakoff, 1959
Synete frugalis Kiriakoff, 1959
Synete picta Kiriakoff, 1959
Tricholoba immodica Strand, 1911
Tricholoba trisignata Strand, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Peratodontinae at afromoths.net