Checklist for Family Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 (African Primitive Ghost Moths)
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
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 2
7
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 2
7
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths | 1
12 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afrotropical
1 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Afrotropical
12 Species | Prototheora angolae D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora biserrata D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora cooperi Janse, 1942 | | | Prototheora corvifera Meyrick, 1920 | | | Prototheora drackensbergae D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora geniculata D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora merga D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora monoglossa Meyrick, 1924 | | | Prototheora parachlora Meyrick, 1919 | | | Prototheora petrosema Meyrick, 1917 | | | Prototheora quadricornis Meyrick, 1920 | | | Prototheora serruligera Meyrick, 1920 | |
Links, sources and further information Prototheoridae at gbif.org
Prototheoridae at irmng.org
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