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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1234
5925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1144
5756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
107
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
48
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
20
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
18
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
18 Genera with 91 Species
Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Andriasa Walker, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 18743SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclanis Carcasson, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Gynoeryx Carcasson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Lophostethus Butler, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Lycosphingia Rothschild &..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 191514SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 19896SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 190138SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 17819SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopasa Karsch, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 18823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
91 Species and 17 Subspecies
Acanthosphinx gigas (Aurivillius, 1891)⇒ Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879
Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879Widow Sphinx
Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856
Andriasa contraria suffusa Walker, 1869
Ceridia agilei Melichar & Ř..., 2013
Ceridia agilei occidentalis Melichar & Ř..., 2013
Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874
Chloroclanis olivolinea Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882Green Polyptychus
Chloroclanis virescens olivolinea Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Chloroclanis virescens virescens Butler, 1882
Falcatula cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912
Falcatula cymatodes cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912
Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963)⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903Falcate Polyptychus
Gynoeryx meander Boisduval, 1875
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891Rosy Banded Hawk
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) caecilie Eitschberger, 2003
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916)⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891
Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849Arrow Sphinx
Lophostethus dumolinii carteri Rothschild, 1894
Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849
Lycosphingia hamatus Dewitz, 1879
Neopolyptychus choveti Pierre, 2004
Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903
Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916
Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891
Neopolyptychus serrator Jordan, 1929
Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912
Phylloxiphia basquini Haxaire & Me..., 2024
Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894
Phylloxiphia dargei Haxaire & Me..., 2024
Phylloxiphia domi Pierre & Bas..., 2015
Phylloxiphia formosa Schultze, 1914
Phylloxiphia goodi (Holland, 1889)⇒ Platysphinx bouyeri Haxaire & Bo..., 2003
Phylloxiphia goodii Holland, 1889
Phylloxiphia hollandi Clark, 1917
Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906
Phylloxiphia karschi Rothschild &..., 1903
Phylloxiphia mpassa Pierre & Bas..., 2016
Phylloxiphia oberthueri Rothschild &..., 1903
Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968
Phylloxiphia vicina Rothschild &..., 1915Hooked Redwing
Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869
Platysphinx constrigilis bituberculatus Darge, 1986
Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903
Platysphinx stigmatica Mabille, 1878
Platysphinx vicaria Jordan, 1920
Platysphinx vicaria basquini Pierre, 1989
Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921)⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856Copper Winged Polyptychus
Polyptychus andosa tiro Kernbach, 1957
Polyptychus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906
Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906
Polyptychus barnsi (Clark, 1926)⇒ Polyptychus kivui Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus bernardii Rougeot, 1966
Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882
Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903Coryndon´s Polyptychus
Polyptychus dargei Bouyer, 2016
Polyptychus dentatus Cramer, 1777Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth
Polyptychus deschampsi Bouyer, 2016
Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891
Polyptychus enodia Holland, 1889
Polyptychus gigas Aurivillius, 1891
Polyptychus girardi Pierre, 1993
Polyptychus guessfeldti
Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879
Polyptychus hamatus Dewitz, 1879
Polyptychus herbuloti Darge, 1990
Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus lagnelae Pierre, 2014
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Polyptychus murinus Rothschild, 1904
Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989
Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889
Polyptychus potiendus Darge, 1990
Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908)⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus rougeoti Carcasson, 1968
Polyptychus sinus Pierre, 1985
Polyptychus smithi Takano, 2021
Polyptychus thihongae Bernardi, 1970
Polyptychus trisecta Aurivillius, 1901
Pseudoclanis admatha (Pierre, 1985)⇒ Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985
Pseudoclanis axis Darge, 1993
Pseudoclanis biokoensis Darge, 1991
Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912Great Polyptychus
Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912
Pseudoclanis nigrita Gehlen., 1928
Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781
Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903
Rhadinopasa hornimani Karsch, 1891
Rhadinopasa hornimani hornimani Druce, 1880
Rhadinopasa udei (Druce, 1880)⇒ Rhadinopasa hornimani Karsch, 1891
Rufoclanis angelika Eitschberger, 2022
Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860Wawy Polyptychus
Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov