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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1446
3405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
523
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
482
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
222
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
18
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPeratodontinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
3 Genera with 8 Species
Galanthella Kiriakoff, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Peratodonta Aurivillius, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Scalmicauda o´neili Janse, 19114SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
8 Species
Galanthella arctipennis Holland, 1893
Galanthella ochrea Gaede, 1928
Peratodonta brunnea Aurivillius, 1904
Peratodonta olivacea Gaede, 1928
Scalmicauda benga Holland, 1893
Scalmicauda biarculinea (Strand, 1911)⇒ Scalmicauda tessmanni Strand, 1911
Scalmicauda brevipennis Holland, 1893
Scalmicauda tessmanni Strand, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Peratodontinae at afromoths.net