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Checklist for Tribe Synanthedonini Niculescu, 1964
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
13
341
1654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
108
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
107
604
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
78
495
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSynanthedonini
Niculescu, 1964
36
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
36 Genera with 241 Species
#BCDEGHJLMNOPRSTU
Bembecia Hübner, 196911SpeciesTaxom
Camaegeria Strand, 195515SpeciesTaxom
Carmenta Edwards, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesphecia Spuler, 191920SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosphecia Bartsch & Sá..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Cinctosesia Bartsch, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Conopia Huebner, 185611SpeciesTaxom
Crinipus Hampson, 202513SpeciesTaxom
Dipsosphecia Spuler, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Episannina Aurivillius, 193312SpeciesTaxom
Epitarsipus Le Cerf, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Grotea Cresson, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Grypopalpia Hampson, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Hypanthedon Hampson, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Jerbeia Gorbunov, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lolibaia Gorbunov & G..., 20194SpeciesTaxom
Lophoceps Hampson, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipus Hampson, 19957SpeciesTaxom
Malgassesia Le Cerf, 195512SpeciesTaxom
Melisophista Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Mimocrypta Naumann, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Montezumia Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nesosphecia Bartsch, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Nimbamina Sáfián & Bar..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Nyctaegeria Le Cerf, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Osmanthedon Kallies, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Palmia Beutenmüller, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pedalonina Gaede, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Podosesia Möschler, 1919Ash1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalcathoe Le Cerf, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pyropteron Newman, 18084SpeciesTaxom
Rodolphia Le Cerf, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 190572SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 191723SpeciesTaxom
Uranothyris Meyrick, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
241 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bembecia albanensis Rebel, 1918
Bembecia astragali Joannis, 1909
Bembecia balkis Le Cerf, 1937
Bembecia flavida Oberthür, 1890
Bembecia handiensis Rämisch, 1997
Bembecia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860
Bembecia iberica Å patenka, 1992
Bembecia sirphiformis (Lucas, 1849)⇒ Bembecia astragali Joannis, 1909
Bembecia tunetana Le Cerf, 1920
Bembecia uroceriformis Treitschke, 1834
Bembecia vulcanica Pinker, 1969
Camaegeria aristura Meyrick, 1931
Camaegeria auripicta Strand, 1914
Camaegeria exochiformis Walker, 1856
Camaegeria hadassa (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Camaegeria aristura Meyrick, 1931
Camaegeria leptomorpha (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Camaegeria aristura Meyrick, 1931
Camaegeria lioscelis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Camaegeria lychnitis Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria massai Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Camaegeria polytelis Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Camaegeria sylvestralis Viette, 1955
Camaegeria viettei Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria xanthomos Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis Viette, 1955
Carmenta chromolaenae Eichlin, 2009
Carmenta flaschkai Eichlin, 1992
Carmenta laurelae Brown, Eichl..., 1985
Carmenta prosopis Edwards, 1882Mesquite Clearwing Moth
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) anthraciformis Rambur, 1832
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) astatiformis Herrich-Schä..., 1846
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) bibioniformis Esper, 1800
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) empiformis (Esper, 1783)⇒ Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) tenthrediniformis Denis & Schi..., 1775Biological Control Introduction
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) aerifrons Zeller, 1847
Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons Zeller, 1847
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) andrianony Viette, 1982
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) anthrax (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Chamaesphecia minoica Bartsch & Pü..., 2005
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) clathrata Le Cerf, 1917
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) lemur Le Cerf, 1957
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) maurusia Püngeler, 1912
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) micra (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons Zeller, 1847
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) minoica Bartsch & Pü..., 2005
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) mysiniformis Boisduval, 1840Horehound clearwing moth
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) osmiaeformis Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) seyrigi Le Cerf, 1957
Chamaesphecia boisduvali (Boisduval, 1840)⇒ Chamaesphecia bibioniformis Esper, 1800
Chamaesphecia doryliformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808
Chamaesphecia ethiopica (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Chlorosphecia bele Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Cinctosesia polistiformis Bartsch, 2018
Conopia alenicola (Strand, 1912)⇒ Macrotarsipus similis Arita & Gorb..., 1995
Conopia auronitens (Le Cerf, 1913)⇒ Tipulamima auronitens Le Cerf, 1913
Conopia gabuna (Beutenmüller, 1899)⇒ Synanthedon gabuna Beutenmüller, 1899
Conopia guineabia (Strand, 1912)⇒ Synanthedon guineabia Strand, 1913
Conopia iris (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Synanthedon iris Le Cerf, 1916
Conopia leucogaster (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Conopia maculiventris (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Synanthedon maculiventris Le Cerf, 1916
Conopia nuba (Beutenmüller, 1899)⇒ Synanthedon nuba Beutenmüller, 1899
Conopia olenda (Beutenmüller, 1899)⇒ Synanthedon olenda Beutenmüller, 1899
Conopia pauper (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Synanthedon pauper Le Cerf, 1916
Conopia platyuriformis Walker, 1856
Crinipus auripes Hampson, 1910
Crinipus congoensis Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Crinipus leucozonipus Hampson, 1896
Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Crinipus nigrans Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Crinipus nimbaensis Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Crinipus pictipes Hampson, 1919
Crinipus riefenstahli Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus tenebricus Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus tigripes Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Crinipus vassei Le Cerf, 1917
Crinipus zebracox Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Dipsosphecia vulcanica (Pinker, 1968)⇒ Bembecia vulcanica Pinker, 1969
Episannina albifrons Hampson, 1910
Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905
Episannina ellenbergeri (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Sura ellenbergeri Le Cerf, 1917
Episannina flavicincta Hampson, 1919
Episannina lodimana Strand, 1918
Episannina lodimanum Strand, 1918
Episannina melanochalcia (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Sura melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
Episannina modesta Le Cerf, 1916
Episannina perlucida Le Cerf, 1911
Episannina pulchra (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905
Episannina sylphina Hampson, 1919
Episannina zygaenura Meyrick, 1933
Epitarsipus rufithorax (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Malgassesia rufithorax Le Cerf, 1922
Grotea djinnae Gauld, 2000
Grypopalpia iridescens Hampson, 1919
Grypopalpia uranopla Meyrick, 1934
Hypanthedon marisa (Druce, 1899)⇒ Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Jerbeia darkovi Gorbunov, 2018
Lolibaia jurateae Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lolibaia polythyris Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lolibaia salimi Gorbunov & G..., 2017
Lolibaia triangularis Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lophoceps abdominalis Hampson, 1919
Lophoceps alenicola Strand, 1913
Lophoceps quinquepuncta Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes brachyptera Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Macrotarsipodes pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes rybalovi Gorbunov, 2023
Macrotarsipodes sexualis Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes tricincta (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Tipulamima tricincta Le Cerf, 1916
Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916
Macrotarsipus africana Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus africanus Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus albipunctus Hampson, 1893
Macrotarsipus belia (Druce, 1910)⇒ Macrotarsipus africanus Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus lioscelis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Macrotarsipus microthyris Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipus similis Arita & Gorb..., 1995
Malgassesia andrianony Viette, 1982
Malgassesia ankaratralis Viette, 1957
Malgassesia biedermanni Viette, 1982
Malgassesia ferdinandi Bartsch, 2018
Malgassesia ivondro Viette, 1955
Malgassesia lemur Le Cerf, 1957
Malgassesia milloti Viette, 1982
Malgassesia opalimargo Le Cerf, 1913
Malgassesia pauliani Viette, 1955
Malgassesia rufescens Le Cerf, 1922
Malgassesia rufithorax Le Cerf, 1922
Malgassesia seyrigi Viette, 1955
Melisophista geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Mimocrypta hampsoni Butler, 1902
Montezumia analis Saussure, 1856
Nesosphecia mystica Bartsch, 2018
Nimbamina blei Sáfián & Bar..., 2022
Nyctaegeria nobilis Druce, 1910
Nyctaegeria rohani (Druce, 1910)⇒ Nyctaegeria nobilis Druce, 1910
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Ka..., 2018
Palmia adustalis Hampson, 1917
Pedalonina semimarginata Gaede, 1929
Podosesia surodes Hampson, 1919
Pseudalcathoe aspetura Meyrick, 1932
Pyropteron (Pyropteron) chrysidiforme Esper, 1782Fiery clearwing
Pyropteron (Pyropteron) doryliforme (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808
Pyropteron (Synansphecia) leucomelaena (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Pyropteron leucomelaenum Zeller, 1847
Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808Dock Clearwing
Rodolphia hombergi Le Cerf, 1911
Rodolphia pauliani Viette, 1955
Synanthedon aericincta Meyrick, 1928
Synanthedon africana Le Cerf, 1917
Synanthedon albiventris (Heppner & Du..., 1981)⇒ Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon alenica Strand, 1913
Synanthedon alenicum Strand, 1913
Synanthedon angolana de Freina, 2013
Synanthedon astyarcha Meyrick, 1930
Synanthedon aulograpta Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon auripes Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon beutenmuelleri Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon bifenestrata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon chlorothyris Meyrick, 1935
Synanthedon chromolaenae (Eichlin, 2009)⇒ Carmenta laurelae Brown, Eichl..., 1985
Synanthedon chrysonympha Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon cingulata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon citrura Meyrick, 1927
Synanthedon codeti Oberthür, 1881
Synanthedon conopiformis Esper, 1782Dale's Oak Clearwing
Synanthedon culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Synanthedon stomoxiformis stomoxiformis Hübner, 1790
Synanthedon cyanescens Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon cyanospira Meyrick, 1928
Synanthedon dasysceles Bradley, 1968
Synanthedon dybowskii Le Cerf, 1917
Synanthedon elymais Druce, 1899
Synanthedon erythrogama Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon erythromma Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon exitiosa Say, 1823Peachtree borer
Synanthedon exochiformis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Camaegeria exochiformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon ferox Meyrick, 1929
Synanthedon flavipalpis Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon flavipectus (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon gabuna Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon geliformis Walker, 1856Pecan Bark Borer
Synanthedon gracilis Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon guineabia Strand, 1913
Synanthedon iris Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon maculiventris Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon malimba Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon mellinipennis Boisduval, 1836Ceanothus Borer
Synanthedon mercatrix Meyrick, 1931
Synanthedon mesochoriformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon monozona Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon myopaeformis Borkhausen, 1789Apple Borer
Synanthedon nuba Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon nyanga Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon ochracea Walker, 1864
Synanthedon olenda Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon pauper Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon peltata Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon phaedrostoma Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon platyuriformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon polygoni Edwards, 1881Buckwheat Borer
Synanthedon pyrethra Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon pyrostoma (Meyrick, 1927)⇒ Synanthedon erythromma Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon rhodia Druce, 1899
Synanthedon rubripalpis Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon rubripicta Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon saxifragae Edwards, 1881
Synanthedon semirufa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Austrosetia semirufa Felder, 1874
Synanthedon squamata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon stenothyris Meyrick, 1933
Synanthedon tapeina Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon theryi Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon tipuliformis Clerck, 1759Currant and Gooseberry borer
Synanthedon trithyris Meyrick, 1926
Synanthedon vassei (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011
Synanthedon xanthopasta Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon xanthopyga Aurivillius, 1905
Tipulamima auronitens Le Cerf, 1913
Tipulamima brachyptera (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima festiva Beutenmüller, 1899
Tipulamima flammipes Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima flavifrons Holland, 1893
Tipulamima grandidieri Le Cerf, 1917
Tipulamima haugi Le Cerf, 1917
Tipulamima hesperia Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Tipulamima hypocalla Le Cerf, 1937
Tipulamima hypocilla Le Cerf, 1937
Tipulamima ivondro Viette, 1955
Tipulamima malimba Beutenmüller, 1899
Tipulamima nigriceps Hampson, 1919
Tipulamima opalimargo Le Cerf, 1913
Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933
Tipulamima pyrosoma Hampson, 1919
Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima seyrigi Viette, 1955
Tipulamima sophax (Druce, 1899)⇒ Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Tipulamima tricincta Le Cerf, 1916
Tipulamima tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916
Tipulamima waterloti (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910
Uranothyris pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933


Links, sources and further information
Synanthedonini at artfakta.se
Synanthedonini at afromoths.net
Synanthedonini at dyntaxa.se
Synanthedonini at itis.gov