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Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden Moths)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
700
2596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
312
1299
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
131
481
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
31
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
21
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
21 Genera with 78 Species
#ABCDEHMOPRT
Apisa Walker, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 192314SpeciesTaxom
Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Deprinsa de Freina, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Epibalacra Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Hippurarctia Kiriakoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mecistorhabdia Walker, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Megapisa Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Melisa Walker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Metamicroptera Hulstaert, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 194931SpeciesTaxom
Owambarctia Kiriakoff, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapiconoma Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudmelisa Hampson, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomarctia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Thyretarctia Strand, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
78 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apisa cana (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa grisescens Dufrane, 1945
Apisa microcanescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa perversa Strand, 1917
Apisa subcanescens (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Automolis chapini (Holland, 1920)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Automolis incensa Walker, 1864
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automolis pallida Hampson, 1901
Balacra aurivilliusi Kiriakoff, 1957
Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856
Balacra guillemei Oberthür, 1911
Balacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912
Balacra nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904
Balacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra rubrostriata Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Balacra umbra Druce, 1910
Balacra vitreigutta (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Epibalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Collocaliodes collocalia (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Collocaliodes dracoena (Kiriakoff, 1953)⇒ Metarctia dracoena Kiriakoff, 1953
Collocaliodes pavlitzkae Kiriakoff, 1961
Deprinsa trichaetiformis Zerny, 1912
Epibalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Epitoxis albicincta Hampson, 1903
Epitoxis duplicata Gaede, 1926
Hippurarctia ferrigera Druce, 1910
Mecistorhabdia burgessi (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Mecistorhabdia haematoessa Holland, 1893
Mecistorhabdia haematoessa Holland, 1893
Megapisa nigripennis (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Balacra nigripennis Aurivillius, 1904
Melisa croceipes Aurivillius, 1892
Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005
Metarctia atrivenata Kiriakoff, 1956
Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia collocalia kilimaensis Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia dracoena Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia elleni Fiebig, Lász..., 2023
Metarctia epimela Kiriakoff, 1979
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia fuliginosa Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia fulvia Hampson, 1901
Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia helga (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892
Metarctia insignis Kiriakoff, 1959
Metarctia jordani Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia kilimaensis Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia lindemannae Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia pavlitzkae Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
Metarctia seydeliana Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia smithi Fiebig, Lász..., 2023
Metarctia smithi transvallesiana Fiebig, Lász..., 2023
Metarctia tenebrosa Le Cerf, 1922
Metarctia uniformis Bethune-Baker, 1911
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949
Owambarctia unipuncta Kiriakoff, 1973
Pseudapiconoma testacea (Walker, 1856)⇒ Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Pseudmelisa rubrosignata Kiriakoff, 1957
Pseudothyretes carnea Hampson, 1898
Pseudothyretes perpusilla Walker, 1856
Rhabdomarctia bipartita (Kiriakoff, 1973)⇒ Rhabdomarctia rubrilineata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Rhabdomarctia rubrilineata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Rhipidarctia crameri Kiriakoff, 1961
Rhipidarctia invaria Walker, 1856
Thyretarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Thyretes trichaetiformis Zerny, 1912