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Checklist of Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6731
56399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6589
56067
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
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
60
401
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
60
401
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
55
302
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
5
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
5 Genera with 32 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 185120SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
32 Species
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis chalconota Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Merrifieldia improvisa Arenberger, 2001
Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Merrifieldia lonnvei Gielis, 2011
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Porrittia imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus bacteriopa Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus baliolus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus lamottei Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus lampra Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus legrandi Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus lindneri Amsel, 1963
Pterophorus massai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus uzungwe Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus virgo Strand, 1912
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851


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