Checklist for Family Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 (African Primitive Ghost Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2035
5452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2029
5435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 2
13
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 2
13
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths | 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Cape
10 Species | Metatheora corvifera (Meyrick, 1920) | ⇒ Prototheora corvifera Meyrick, 1920 | | Prototheora biserrata D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora cooperi Janse, 1942 | | | Prototheora corvifera Meyrick, 1920 | | | Prototheora geniculata D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora merga D.R. Davis, 1996 | | | Prototheora monoglossa Meyrick, 1924 | | | 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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