Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 184
922
1151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 184
922
1151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 172
888
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
783
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
185
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
172
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
33
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 22
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 9
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Smerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 9
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanga Region
9 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Tanga Region
17 Species and 4 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Chloroclanis tanzanica Carcasson, 1968 | | | Chloroclanis virescens tanzanica Carcasson, 1968 | | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Microclanis ventosus Darge, 2012 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Neopolyptychus compar septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Neopolyptychus septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus andosa amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis pallida Closs, 1917 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk |
Links, sources and further information Smerinthini at itis.gov
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