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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
172
888
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
783
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
30
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
9
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanga Region
6 Genera with 8 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
8 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Fletcherella niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Inferuncus spiculivalva Gielis, 1990
Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov