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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
438
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
354
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
43
139
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
43
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
39
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
13
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
13 Genera with 52 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 192021SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
52 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Amblyptilia stoltzei (Gielis, 1990)⇒ Inferuncus stolzei Gielis, 1990
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Bipunctiphorus etiennei (Fletcher, 1910)⇒ Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Crocydoscelus castaneum Gielis, 2011
Fletcherella niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Inferuncus interpres Meyrick, 1922
Inferuncus pentheres Bigot, 1969
Inferuncus spiculivalva Gielis, 1990
Inferuncus stoltzei Gielis, 1990
Inferuncus stolzei Gielis, 1990
Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Inferuncus toxochorda Meyrick, 1934
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Nippoptilia regulus Meyrick, 1906
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia bullifera (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia kasulua Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia locharcha (Meyrick., 1924)⇒ Marasmarcha locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia maligna (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969
Platyptilia melitroctis Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia morophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia sabia Felder & Rog..., 1875
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Platyptilia spiculivalva (Gielis, 1990)⇒ Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia strictiformis (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia suigensis Matsumura, 1931
Platyptilia superscandens Fletcher, 1940
Platyptilia thiosoma Meyrick, 1920
Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia conicephala Gielis, 1990
Stenoptilia ionota Meyrick, 1920
Stenoptilia kiitulo Gielis, 2008
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus borbonica Felder & Rog..., 1875
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Xyroptila aenea Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969
Xyroptila masaia Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich ..., 2006


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov