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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
76
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
40
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
14
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
14
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
14 Genera with 29 Species
Andriasa Walker, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 20162SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Lophostethus Butler, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Microclanis Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Poliodes Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 20225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
29 Species and 6 Subspecies
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856
Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874
Ceridia quirini Sulak, Nauma..., 2016
Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963)⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903Falcate Polyptychus
Falcatula svaricki Haxaire & Me..., 2008
Falcatula tamsi Carcasson, 1968
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) neumanni Rothschild, 1902
Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849Arrow Sphinx
Lophostethus dumolinii riedeli Eitschberger..., 2011
Lophostethus negus Jordan, 1926
Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903
Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903
Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903
Platysphinx dorsti Rougeot, 1977
Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921)⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935
Pseudoclanis abyssinicus (Lucas, 1857)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis bianchii (Oberthur, 1883)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912Great Polyptychus
Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Rufoclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903
Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860Wawy Polyptychus
Rufoclanis numosae rostislavi Haxaire & Me..., 2009
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869
Rufoclanis schreieri Eitschberger, 2022


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov