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Checklist of Tribe Syntomini Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
280
793
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
113
286
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
15
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
15 Genera with 46 Species
Amata Fabricius, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Anapisa Kiriakoff, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Callobalacra Walker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1892Orange Spotted Tiger Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Metamicroptera Hulstaert, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 194913SpeciesTaxom
Pseudmelisa Hampson, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonaclia Butler, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Thyrogonia Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amata cerbera Linnaeus, 1764
Amata ceres Oberthür, 1878
Amata hanningtoni Seitz, 1926
Amata kilimandjaronis Strand, 1917
Amata miozona Hampson, 1910
Amata simplex Walker, 1854
Anapisa metarctiodes Hampson, 1907
Apisa grisescens Dufrane, 1945
Apisa nyasae (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Apisa rendalli Rothschild, 1910
Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Automolis hebenoides (Kiriakoff, 1973)⇒ Metarctia hebenoides Kiriakoff, 1973
Automolis kelleni (Snellen, 1886)⇒ Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Balacra compsa Jordan, 1904
Balacra guillemei Oberthür, 1911
Balacra nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904
Callobalacra rubrostriata Aurivillius, 1898
Ceryx fulvescens Walker, 1854
Ceryx pterophorina Mabille, 1892
Collocaliodes aethiops (Kiriakoff, 1973)⇒ Metarctia aethiops Kiriakoff, 1953
Collocaliodes collocalia (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005
Metarctia aethiops Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia brigitta Fiebig, Lász..., 2023
Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia collocalia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia hebenoides Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926
Metarctia pallens Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949
Pseudmelisa chalybsa Hampson, 1910
Pseudmelisa rubrosignata Kiriakoff, 1957
Pseudonaclia puella Boisduval, 1847
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes misa (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Thyretes phasma (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Thyrgis basipunctata Hering, 1926
Thyretes signivenis Hering, 1937
Thyretes trichaetiformis Zerny, 1912
Thyrogonia cyaneotincta Hampson, 1918
Trichaeta pterophorina Mabille, 1892

Subnodes of Syntomini with occurrences in Malawi
SubtribeSyntomina
Herrich-Schaeffer, 1846
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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