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Checklist for Family Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 (African Primitive Ghost Moths)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3265
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3261
17615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
2
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPrototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
1 Genera with 2 Species
Prototheora Meyrick, 20182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
2 Species
Prototheora angolae D.R. Davis, 1996
Prototheora katangensis Landry & Davis, 2018


Links, sources and further information
Prototheoridae at gbif.org
Prototheoridae at irmng.org