Checklist for Family Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 (African Primitive Ghost Moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 2
16
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 2
16
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths | 2
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
2 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
14 Species | Metatheora corvifera (Meyrick, 1920) | ⇒ Prototheora corvifera Meyrick, 1920 | | Metatheora parachlora (Meyrick, 1919) | ⇒ Prototheora parachlora Meyrick, 1919 | | 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 paraglossa (Meyrick, 1919) | ⇒ 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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