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Checklist for Tribe Pericymini Wiltshire, 1976
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1524
10358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
606
4935
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
76
649
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePericymini
Wiltshire, 1976
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
2 Genera with 15 Species
Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 186213SpeciesTaxom
Zethes Rambur, 18912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
15 Species
Pericyma andrefana Viette, 1988
Pericyma atrifusa Hampson, 1902
Pericyma basalis Wileman & South, 1916
Pericyma caffraria Möschler, 1883
Pericyma deducta Walker, 1858
Pericyma mauritanica Hacker & Hau..., 2010
Pericyma mendax Walker, 1858
Pericyma metaleuca Hampson, 1913
Pericyma signata (Brandt, 1939)⇒ Pericyma albidens Walker, 1865
Pericyma subtusplaga Berio, 1984
Pericyma umbrina Guenée, 1852
Pericyma viettei Berio, 1955
Pericyma vinsonii Guenée, 1862
Zethes humilis Mabille, 1900
Zethes sagittula Heyden, 1891


Links, sources and further information
Pericymini at itis.gov