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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
202
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
194
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
15
29
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
13 Genera with 19 Species
Arcoptilia Arenberger, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
19 Species
Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Cosmoclostis lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Porrittia imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Stangeia siceliota Zeller, 1847
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia amseli Arenberger, 1990
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
TribeExelastini
Gielis, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOidaematophorini
Gielis, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOxyptilini
Bigot , Gibeaux , Nel & Packard, 1998
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterophorinae at artfakta.se
Pterophorinae at itis.gov