Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1170
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1062
1540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
392
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
275
493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
264
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
55
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 31
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Smerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southeast Tanzania
12 Genera with 15 Species | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southeast Tanzania
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Afroclanis neavi Hampson, 1910 | Neave´s Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Phylloxiphia metria Jordan, 1920 | Redwing Hawk | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Rufoclanis maccleeryi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | |
Links, sources and further information Smerinthini at itis.gov
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