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Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden Moths)
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
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
284
1013
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
112
408
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
22
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
15
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 73 Species
Anapisa Kiriakoff, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 192328SpeciesTaxom
Epibalacra Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipidia Kiriakoff, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hippurarctia Kiriakoff, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mecistorhabdia Walker, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melisa Walker, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapiconoma Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 18809SpeciesTaxom
Thyretarctia Strand, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
73 Species
Anapisa lamborni Rothschild, 1913
Anapisa monotica Holland, 1893
Apisa asipa Paśnik, Tarc..., 2023
Apisa bourgognei Kiriakoff, 1952
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa cinereocostata (Holland, 1893)⇒ Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa lamborni (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Anapisa lamborni Rothschild, 1913
Apisa pallata Plötz, 1880
Automolis aurantiifusa Rothschild, 1913
Automolis johanna (Kiriakoff, 1979)⇒ Metarctia johanna Kiriakoff, 1979
Automolis opobensis (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Automolis subulva Mabille, 1884
Balacra ashantica (Holland, 1893)⇒ Balacra similis Hulstaert, 1923
Balacra batesi Druce, 1910
Balacra belga Kiriakoff, 1954
Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856
Balacra conradti Oberthür, 1911
Balacra daphaena Hampson, 1898
Balacra distincta (Kiriakoff, 1953)⇒ Balacra belga Kiriakoff, 1954
Balacra ehrmanni Holland, 1893
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra flava Przybylowicz, 2013
Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856
Balacra germana (Rothschild, 1912)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra glagoessa (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra herona Druce, 1887
Balacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912
Balacra inflammata (Hampson, 1914)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra intermedia (Rothschild, 1912)⇒ Balacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927
Balacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927
Balacra magna (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
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 testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Balacra umbra Druce, 1910
Balacra vitreigutta (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Epibalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Epibalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Epitoxis borguensis Hampson, 1901
Hemirhipidia danieli Kiriakoff, 1955
Hippurarctia cinereoguttata Strand, 1912
Mecistorhabdia haematoessa Holland, 1893
Melisa croceipes Aurivillius, 1892
Melisa diptera Walker, 1854
Melisa grandis (Holland, 1893)⇒ Mesocerea distincta Rothschild, 1911
Melisa hancocki Jordan, 1936
Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia chryseis (Kiriakoff, 1973)⇒ Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia johanna Kiriakoff, 1979
Metarctia panyamana (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Pseudapiconoma testacea (Walker, 1856)⇒ Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Pseudothyretes carnea Hampson, 1898
Pseudothyretes kamitugensis Dufrane, 1945
Pseudothyretes obscurus Przybyłowic..., 2015
Pseudothyretes perpusilla Walker, 1856
Rhipidarctia aurantiifusca Rothschild, 1913
Rhipidarctia conradti Oberthür, 1911
Rhipidarctia cornelia (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Rhipidarctia flaviceps Hampson, 1898
Rhipidarctia danieli (Kiriakoff, 1955)⇒ Rhipidarctia postrosea Rothschild, 1913
Rhipidarctia flaviceps Hampson, 1898
Rhipidarctia invaria Walker, 1856
Rhipidarctia postrosea Rothschild, 1913
Rhipidarctia rhodospila (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Rhipidarctia conradti Oberthür, 1911
Rhipidarctia silacea Plötz, 1880
Thyretarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Thyretarctia haematica Holland, 1893