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Checklist for Tribe Spilomelini Munroe & al., 1995
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
340
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
271
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
3
176
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
119
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyraustinae
Meyrick, 1890
Pyraustine Moths
18
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSpilomelini
Munroe & al., 1995
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
10 Genera with 17 Species
Aethaloessa Lederer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Auchmophoba Turner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Cotachena Moore, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diplopseustis Meyrick, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Marasmia Lederer, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Orphanostigma Warren, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Psara Snellen, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Salbia Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Sufetula Walker, 19192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
17 Species
Aethaloessa floridalis Zeller, 1852
Auchmophoba sufetuloides Hampson, 1919
Cnaphalocrocis hampsoni (Rothschild, 1921)⇒ Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Boisduval, 1833
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Boisduval, 1833Lesser Rice-Leafroller
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854Trapeze Moth
Cotachena smaragdina Butler, 1875
Diplopseustis nigerialis Hampson, 1906
Marasmia hampsoni Rothschild, 1921
Marasmia poeyalis Boisduval, 1833
Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854
Orphanostigma abruptalis Walker, 1859
Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis Guenée, 1854Lantana leaf-folding caterpillar
Psara atritermina Hampson, 1913
Psara pallidalis Hampson, 1913
Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenée, 1854Lantana leaf-floding caterpillar
Sufetula nigrescens Hampson, 1912
Sufetula sufetuloides Hampson, 1919


Links, sources and further information
Spilomelini at afromoths.net
Spilomelini at itis.gov