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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1446
3405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
523
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
482
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
62
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
28
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
11 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Andriasa Walker, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclanis Carcasson, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19089SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
24 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856
Andriasa contraria objectus Strand, 1912
Andriasa contraria perpallida Holland, 1893
Andriasa contraria suffusa Walker, 1869
Andriasa objectus Strand, 1912
Andriasa perpallida Holland, 1893
Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882Green Polyptychus
Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963)⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903Falcate Polyptychus
Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916
Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891
Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906
Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869
Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891
Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882
Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891
Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879
Polyptychus inconspicuus (Holland, 1889)⇒ Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889
Polyptychus insulanus Darge, 2004
Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889
Polyptychus paupercula inconspicuus Strand, 1912
Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908)⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903
Pseudoclanis biokoensis Darge, 1991
Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781
Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov