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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
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
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3251
17595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
882
2952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
713
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
43
180
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
43
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
39
154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
3 Genera with 18 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 185115SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
18 Species
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus centrocrates Meyrick, 1933
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus lampra Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus virgo Strand, 1912
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov