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Checklist for Superfamily Sesioidea Common, 1974 (Clearwings)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
337
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
34
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
1 Family width 11 Species
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
7 Genera with 11 Species
Chamanthedon Le Cerf, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Homogyna Le Cerf, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Sura Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Thyranthrene Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
11 Species
Chamanthedon leucopleura Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon tapeina Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon xanthopasta Hampson, 1919
Homogyna ignivittata Hampson, 1919
Melittia ectothyris Hampson, 1919
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa latistriga Walker, 1855
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Sura bicolor (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Sura xylocopiformis Walker, 1856
Thyranthrene obliquizona Hampson, 1910
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Subnodes of Sesioidea with occurrences in Transvaal
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths, Clearwings, Sesiid Moths, Sessid moths, Wasp-mimic moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sesioidea at itis.gov