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Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden Moths)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1251
3349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1248
3346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1242
3337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
890
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
844
2620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
402
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
223
640
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
106
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
27
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
18
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
18 Genera with 90 Species
Anapisa Kiriakoff, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 191031SpeciesTaxom
Compsochromia Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eressades Boisduval, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hippurarctia Kiriakoff, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecistorhabdia Walker, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megapisa Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 191124SpeciesTaxom
Neophemula Kiriakoff, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Paramelisa Aurivillius, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapiconoma Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomarctia Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Thyretarctia Strand, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 18764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
90 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anapisa deannulata Strand, 1912
Anapisa histrio Kiriakoff, 1953
Anapisa holobrunnea Talbot, 1932
Anapisa monotonia (Kiriakoff, 1963)⇒ Anapisa holobrunnea Talbot, 1932
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa cinereocostata (Holland, 1893)⇒ Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa histrio Kiriakoff, 1953
Apisa kivensis (Dufrane, 1945)⇒ Myopsyche kivensis Dufrane, 1945
Apisa rendalli Rothschild, 1910
Automolis angolensis Kiriakoff, 1961
Automolis kelleni (Snellen, 1886)⇒ Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automolis unicolor (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Balacra angolensis Kiriakoff, 1961
Balacra ashantica (Holland, 1893)⇒ Balacra similis Hulstaert, 1923
Balacra batesi Druce, 1910
Balacra belga Kiriakoff, 1954
Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856
Balacra compsa Jordan, 1904
Balacra conradti Oberthür, 1911
Balacra daphaena Hampson, 1898
Balacra distincta (Kiriakoff, 1953)⇒ Balacra belga Kiriakoff, 1954
Balacra ehrmanni Holland, 1893
Balacra fenestrata Jordan, 1904
Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856
Balacra germana (Rothschild, 1912)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra glagoessa (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra gloriosa Jordan, 1904
Balacra inflammata (Hampson, 1914)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra magna (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra melaena Jordan, 1904
Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra monotonia Strand, 1912
Balacra nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904
Balacra ochracea (Walker, 1869)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra rubricincta Holland, 1893
Balacra similis Hulstaert, 1923
Balacra simplex (Aurivillius, 1925)⇒ Balacra monotonia Strand, 1912
Balacra simplicior (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Balacra monotonia Strand, 1912
Balacra stigmatica Grünberg, 1907
Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Balacra vitreata Rothschild, 1910
Compsochromia compsa Jordan, 1904
Eressades flavipunctata (Butler, 1876)⇒ Thyretes monteiroi Butler, 1876
Mecistorhabdia haematoessa Holland, 1893
Megapisa nigripennis (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Balacra nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904
Metarctia capricornis (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia contrasta (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia diversa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia haraldsulaki Fiebig, Lász..., 2023
Metarctia heinrichi Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892
Metarctia jordani Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia kelleni Snellen, 1886
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia lukaszi Fiebig, Lász..., 2023
Metarctia neaera (Fawcett, 1915)⇒ Metarctia fulvia Hampson, 1901
Metarctia pallens Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia rubricosta (Talbot, 1929)⇒ Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia salmonea Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia subpumila (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia titan (Talbot, 1929)⇒ Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia uniformis Bethune-Baker, 1911
Neophemula angolensis Kiriakoff, 1957
Neophemula vitrina Oberthür, 1909
Paramelisa dollmani Hampson, 1920
Paramelisa lophuroides Oberthür, 1911
Pseudapiconoma testacea (Walker, 1856)⇒ Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Pseudothyretes carnea Hampson, 1898
Pseudothyretes perpusilla Walker, 1856
Pseudothyretes rubicundula Strand, 1912
Rhabdomarctia rubrilineata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Rhipidarctia invaria Walker, 1856
Rhipidarctia pareclecta Holland, 1893
Rhipidarctia pareclecta pareclecta Holland, 1893
Rhipidarctia pareclecta rosacea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Rhipidarctia rosacea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Rhipidarctia rubrovitta Aurivillius, 1904
Thyretarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Thyretes angolensis (Butler, 1876)⇒ Thyretes monteiroi Butler, 1876
Thyretes flavipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780
Thyretes monteiroi Butler, 1876