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Checklist for Subfamily Peratodontinae St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
50
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPeratodontinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 29 Species
Bostrychogyna Kiriakoff, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Brachychira Aurivillius, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Galanthella Kiriakoff, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Janthinisca Kiriakoff, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Odontoperas Kiriakoff, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Peratodonta Aurivillius, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Quista Kiriakoff, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Scalmicauda o´neili Janse, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Synete Kiriakoff, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Tmetopteryx Kiriakoff, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tricholoba Hampson, 19792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
29 Species
Bostrychogyna bella Bethune-Baker, 1913
Brachychira ferruginea Aurivillius, 1905
Brachychira pretiosa Kiriakoff, 1962
Galanthella evides Kiriakoff, 1959
Janthinisca badia Kiriakoff, 1979
Janthinisca citrina Kiriakoff, 1979
Janthinisca gerda Kiriakoff, 1979
Janthinisca griveaudi Kiriakoff, 1968
Janthinisca linda Kiriakoff, 1979
Janthinisca niveiplaga Hampson, 1910
Janthinisca politzari Kiriakoff, 1979
Odontoperas obliqualinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Odontoperas rosacea Kiriakoff, 1959Tibial scarab
Peratodonta obliqualinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Peratodonta rosacea Kiriakoff, 1959
Quista citrina Kiriakoff, 1979
Quista niveiplaga Hampson, 1910
Scalmicauda ectoleuca Hampson, 1910
Scalmicauda macrosema Kiriakoff, 1959
Scalmicauda rubrolineata Kiriakoff, 1959
Scalmicauda terminalis Kiriakoff, 1959
Scalmicauda vinacea Kiriakoff, 1959
Scalmicauda xanthogyna Hampson, 1910
Synete parallelis Kiriakoff, 1979
Synete subcaeca Kiriakoff, 1959
Synete subcoeca Kiriakoff, 1959
Tmetopteryx bisecta Rothschild, 1917
Tricholoba minuta Kiriakoff, 1979
Tricholoba unicolor Kiriakoff, 1979


Links, sources and further information
Peratodontinae at afromoths.net