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Checklist of Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
354
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
290
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
37
106
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
37
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
34
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
10 Genera with 26 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
26 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia locharcha (Meyrick., 1924)⇒ Marasmarcha locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia morophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Platyptilia rubriacuta (Gielis, 2009)⇒ Marasmarcha rubriacuta Gielis, 2009
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bifurcatus Gielis, 2009
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches mulanje Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia juniper Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Stenoptilia kiitulo Gielis, 2008
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia natalensis Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Xyroptila masaia Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich ..., 2006


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