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Checklist for Subfamily Sesiinae Boisduval, 1828 (Sesiines)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
340
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
69
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
14
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
14
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 26 Species
Episannina Aurivillius, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1910Wasp Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Palmia Beutenmüller, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 186517SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomelittia Le Cerf, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 19102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
26 Species
Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905
Macrotarsipodes pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes sexualis Hampson, 1910
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Palmia adustalis Hampson, 1917
Parasa adamauana (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa catori Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa chapmani Kirby, 1892
Parasa dentina Hering, 1932
Parasa divisa West, 1940
Parasa euchlora Karsch, 1895
Parasa mesochloris Hampson, 1910
Parasa microbasis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa satura (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa serratilinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa smaragdina (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900
Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Pseudomelittia cingulata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon xanthopyga Aurivillius, 1905
Tipulamima pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933
Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910

Subnodes of Sesiinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOsminiini
Duckworth & Eichlin, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSynanthedonini
Niculescu, 1964
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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