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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
60
401
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
60
401
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
55
302
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
17
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
17 Genera with 109 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Bigotilia Gibeaux, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Leesi Gibeaux, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 199445SpeciesTaxom
Platyptiliodes Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 20146SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 183823SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20068SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
109 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Amblyptilia incerta Gibeaux, 1994
Amblyptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Bigotilia centralis Bigot, 1964
Bigotilia melitroctis Meyrick, 1924
Bigotilia montana Gibeaux, 1994
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Cnaemidophorus horribilis Gibeaux, 1996
Crocydoscelus castaneum Gielis, 2011
Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Fletcherella niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Inferuncus infesta Meyrick, 1934
Inferuncus interpres Meyrick, 1922
Inferuncus nigreus Gibeaux, 1994
Inferuncus spiculivalva Gielis, 1990
Inferuncus stoltzei Gielis, 1990
Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Inferuncus toxochorda Meyrick, 1934
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Leesi masoala Gibeaux, 1996
Nippoptilia regulus Meyrick, 1906
Platyptilia aarviki Gielis, 2008
Platyptilia albifimbriata Arenberger, 2002
Platyptilia albilobata Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia barbarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia bowkeri Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Platyptilia censoria Meyrick, 1910
Platyptilia comorensis Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia daemonica Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964
Platyptilia gatamaiyua Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia gondarensis Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia grisea Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia humida Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia implacata Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia junkeri Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Platyptilia kaijadoensis Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia kasulua Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia morophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Platyptilia nyungwea Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia pauliani Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia peyrierasi Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia postbarbata Meyrick, 1938
Platyptilia pseudofulva Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia romieuxi Gielis, 2009
Platyptilia rubriacuta (Gielis, 2009)⇒ Marasmarcha rubriacuta Gielis, 2009
Platyptilia rwandae Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Platyptilia sciophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Platyptilia sogai Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia stanleyi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Platyptilia swynnertoni Ustjuzhanin ..., 2013
Platyptilia thiosoma Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia violacea Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bifurcatus Gielis, 2009
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches cafferoides Gibeaux, 1996
Sphenarches gilloni Bigot & Boireau, 2006
Sphenarches mulanje Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia amharae Gielis, 2011
Stenoptilia amseli Arenberger, 1990
Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Stenoptilia arida Zeller, 1847
Stenoptilia balsami Arenberger, 2010
Stenoptilia bandamae Bigot, 1964
Stenoptilia conicephala Gielis, 1990
Stenoptilia elkefi (Arenberger, 1984)⇒ Stenoptilia arida Zeller, 1847
Stenoptilia ionota Meyrick, 1920
Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia juniper Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Stenoptilia kiitulo Gielis, 2008
Stenoptilia melanoloncha Meyrick, 1927
Stenoptilia natalensis Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilia rougeoti Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia sanaa Arenberger, 1999
Stenoptilia tyropiesta Meyrick, 1932
Stenoptilia uwinka Gielis, 2011
Stenoptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia wieringai Gielis, 2011
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus borbonica Felder & Rog..., 1875
Vietteilus stenoptilioides Gibeaux, 1994
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969
Xyroptila fulbae Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila irina Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila masaia Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila monomotapa Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila naiwasha Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila zambesi Kovtunovich ..., 2006


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov