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Checklist for Subfamily Spilomelinae Guenée, 1854
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
54
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
46
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
2
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
19
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySpilomelinae
Guenée, 1854
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
7 Genera with 10 Species
Maruca Walker, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Patania Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Phalanta Horsfield, 1903Leopards5SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroptya Meyrick, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Sameodes Snellen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spoladea Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Zebronia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Maruca vitrata Fabricius, 1787Bean pod borer
Patania balteata Fabricius, 1798
Phalanta columbina Cramer, 1779
Phalanta eurytis (Trimen, 1879)⇒ Phalanta columbina Cramer, 1779
Phalanta phalanta phalanta Drury, 1773
Phalanta phalantha Drury, 1773Common Leopard
Phalanta phalantha aethiopica Rothschild &..., 1903African Leopard
Pleuroptya balteata Fabricius, 1798
Sameodes cancellalis Zeller, 1852
Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775Beet webworm
Zebronia phenice Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Spilomelinae with occurrences in Benin
TribeAgroterini
Acloque, 1897
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHymeniini
Swinhoe, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMargaroniini
Swinhoe & Cotes, 1889
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNomophilini
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1979
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Spilomelinae at artfakta.se
Spilomelinae at dyntaxa.se
Spilomelinae at gbif.org