Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
231
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
223
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
19
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 17
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Smerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Nigeria
10 Genera with 16 Species | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
16 Species and 5 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Chloroclanis virescens virescens Butler, 1882 | | | Falcatula cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Falcatula cymatodes cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Lophostethus carteri (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | |
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