Checklist of Superfamily Sesioidea Common, 1974 (Clearwings)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5617 | 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
|
List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 33 Species
Genera for Nigeria
14 Genera with 33 Species | Ceritrypetes Bradley, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopsia Strand, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episannina Aurivillius, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrotarsipodes Holland, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melittia Hübner, 1910 | Wasp Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ninia BAIRD & GIRARD, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palmia Beutenmüller, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasa Moore, 1865 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomelittia Le Cerf, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Similipepsis Le Cerf, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sura Walker, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synanthedon Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulamima Holland, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichocerata Dalla Torre ..., 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
33 Species | Ceritrypetes idiotropha Bradley, 1956 | | | Conopsia bicolor Le Cerf, 1917 | | | Conopsia lambornella Durrant, 1914 | | | Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Macrotarsipodes pedunculata Hampson, 1910 | | | Macrotarsipodes sexualis Hampson, 1910 | | | Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910 | | | Ninia plumipes (Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Cicinnocnemis cornuta Holland, 1894 | | 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, 1865 | Stinging caterpillar | | Pseudomelittia cingulata Gaede, 1929 | | | Similipepsis osuni Bakowski & K..., 2008 | | | Sura rufitibia Hampson, 1919 | | | Synanthedon xanthopyga Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Tipulamima pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933 | | | Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910 | | | Trichocerata lambornella (Durrant, 1914) | ⇒ Conopsia lambornella Durrant, 1914 |
Subnodes of Sesioidea with occurrences in Nigeria
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