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Checklist for Subfamily Sesiinae Boisduval, 1828 (Sesiines)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
76
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
26
50
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
26
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
20
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
20 Genera with 43 Species
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 19173SpeciesTaxom
Agriomelissa Meyrick, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Alonina Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Camaegeria Strand, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Chamanthedon Le Cerf, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Crinipus Hampson, 20252SpeciesTaxom
Gymnosophistis Meyrick, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Homogyna Le Cerf, 20252SpeciesTaxom
Lolibaia Gorbunov & G..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Lophoceps Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipus Hampson, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Melisophista Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1919Wasp Moth8SpeciesTaxom
Osmanthedon Kallies, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalcathoe Le Cerf, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
43 Species
Afromelittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Afromelittia occidentalis Le Cerf, 1917
Agriomelissa amblyphaea Hampson, 1919
Agriomelissa gypsospora Meyrick, 1931
Alonina rygchiiformis Walker, 1856
Camaegeria massai Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Chamanthedon leucocera Hampson, 1919
Crinipus geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Crinipus riefenstahli Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Gymnosophistis staudei Bartsch, 2018
Gymnosophistis thyrsodoxa Meyrick, 1934
Homogyna alluaudi Le Cerf, 1911
Homogyna fenestra Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Lolibaia jurateae Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lophoceps abdominalis Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Macrotarsipus albipunctus Hampson, 1893
Macrotarsipus microthyris Hampson, 1919
Melisophista geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Melittia amblyphaea (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Agriomelissa amblyphaea Hampson, 1919
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919
Melittia mida Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874)⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia ruficincta (Felder, 1874)⇒ Leuthneria ruficincta Felder, 1874
Melittia xanthogaster Hampson, 1919
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Ka..., 2018
Parasa chapmani Kirby, 1892
Parasa fulvicorpus Hampson, 1896
Parasa hexamitobalia Tams, 1930
Parasa irrationalis Hering, 1933
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa tamara Hering, 1928
Parasa urda (Druce, 1887)⇒ Latoia urda Druce, 1887
Pseudalcathoe aspetura Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon dasysceles Bradley, 1968
Synanthedon erythromma Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Tipulamima pyrosoma Hampson, 1919
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Subnodes of Sesiinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOsminiini
Duckworth & Eichlin, 1977
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSesiini
Boisduval, 1828
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSynanthedonini
Niculescu, 1964
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sesiinae at artfakta.se
Sesiinae at afromoths.net
Sesiinae at dyntaxa.se
Sesiinae at itis.gov