Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1182
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 187
1182
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 174
1150
2105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
920
1802 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
310
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
310
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
310
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
217
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
205
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
19
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Smerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Niger
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Niger
10 Species and 3 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Phylloxiphia vicina Rothschild &..., 1915 | Hooked Redwing | | Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989 | | | Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | 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
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