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Checklist of Superfamily Sesioidea Common, 1974 (Clearwings)
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
354
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
64
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
24
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
2 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings42SpeciesTaxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984False Burnet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
24 Genera with 43 Species
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Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Camaegeria Strand, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesphecia Spuler, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Chamanthedon Le Cerf, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Crinipus Hampson, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Homogyna Le Cerf, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hyleina Bartsch, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Hypanthedon Hampson, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopoda Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipus Hampson, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1878Wasp Moth9SpeciesTaxom
Monopetalotaxis Wallengren, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paranthrene Hübner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Podosesia Möschler, 1919Ash1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomelittia Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pyranthrene Hampson, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Sura Walker, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Thyranthrene Hampson, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Wockia HEINEMANN, 20231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromelittia aenescens Butler, 1896
Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Chamaesphecia ethiopica (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon leucocera Hampson, 1919
Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Homogyna albicincta (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Thyranthrene albicincta Hampson, 1919
Hyleina kaphetea Bartsch, 2017
Hypanthedon marisa (Druce, 1899)⇒ Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Lepidopoda flavipalpis Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes sexualis Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipus albipunctus Hampson, 1893
Macrotarsipus microthyris Hampson, 1919
Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919
Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874)⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919
Melittia rufodorsa Hampson, 1910
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia thoracalis (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Monopetalotaxis chalciphora Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene thalassina Hampson, 1919
Parasa satura (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa tamara Hering, 1928
Podosesia surodes Hampson, 1919
Pseudomelittia berlandi Le Cerf, 1917
Pyranthrene flammans Hampson, 1919
Sura pyrocera Hampson, 1919
Sura ruficauda Rothschild, 1911
Synanthedon aulograpta Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon erythrogama Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon flavipalpis Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon squamata Gaede, 1929
Thyranthrene albicincta Hampson, 1919
Thyranthrene squamata (Gaede, 1929)⇒ Synanthedon squamata Gaede, 1929
Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima sophax (Druce, 1899)⇒ Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917
Vespanthedon chalciphora Hampson, 1919
Wockia africana Heppner, 2023

Subnodes of Sesioidea with occurrences in Malawi
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths, Clearwings, Sesiid Moths, Sessid moths, Wasp-mimic moths
23
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUrodidae
Kyrki, 1984
False Burnet Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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