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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
1343
4901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
645
2632
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
277
1013
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
33
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
23
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
23 Genera with 163 Species
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Anapisa Kiriakoff, 189313SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 189319SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 188411SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 192337SpeciesTaxom
Epibalacra Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipidia Kiriakoff, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hippurarctia Kiriakoff, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Mecistorhabdia Walker, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melisa Walker, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Melisoides Strand, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metamicroptera Hulstaert, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 192224SpeciesTaxom
Neophemula Kiriakoff, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Paramelisa Aurivillius, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapiconoma Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudmelisa Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 195719SpeciesTaxom
Takwa Kiriakoff, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Tervurenia Przybyłowicz..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Thyretarctia Strand, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19126SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
163 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anapisa cleta Plötz, 1880
Anapisa connexa Walker, 1854
Anapisa histrio Kiriakoff, 1953
Anapisa holobrunnea Talbot, 1932
Anapisa lamborni Rothschild, 1913
Anapisa melaleuca Holland, 1898
Anapisa monotica Holland, 1893
Anapisa monotonia (Kiriakoff, 1963)⇒ Anapisa holobrunnea Talbot, 1932
Anapisa palaemon Druce, 1911
Anapisa preussi Gaede, 1926
Anapisa sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1904
Anapisa sjostedti Aurivillius, 1904
Anapisa tristigma Mabille, 1893
Apisa asipa Paśnik, Tarc..., 2023
Apisa bourgognei Kiriakoff, 1952
Apisa cana (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa cinereocostata (Holland, 1893)⇒ Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa histrio Kiriakoff, 1953
Apisa holobrunnea (Talbot, 1932)⇒ Anapisa holobrunnea Talbot, 1932
Apisa homoeorotica (Strand, 1917)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa kamitugensis (Dufrane, 1945)⇒ Pseudothyretes kamitugensis Dufrane, 1945
Apisa kivensis (Dufrane, 1945)⇒ Myopsyche kivensis Dufrane, 1945
Apisa lamborni (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Anapisa lamborni Rothschild, 1913
Apisa microcanescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa nyasae (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Apisa pallata Plötz, 1880
Apisa rendalli Rothschild, 1910
Apisa sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1904
Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Apisa subcanescens (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa tristigma (Mabille, 1893)⇒ Antichloris panacea Druce, 1884
Automolis aurantiifusa Rothschild, 1913
Automolis cinereoguttata Strand, 1912
Automolis congonis (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Automolis fuscorufescens (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Automolis hampsoni (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Automolis johanna (Kiriakoff, 1979)⇒ Metarctia johanna Kiriakoff, 1979
Automolis lateritiola (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Automolis opobensis (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Automolis pallida Hampson, 1901
Automolis rosea (Mabille, 1884)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
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 curriei Dyar, 1899
Balacra damalis (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
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 furva Hampson, 1911
Balacra germana (Rothschild, 1912)⇒ Balacra micromacula Strand, 1920
Balacra glagoessa (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra haemalea Holland, 1893
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 kivensis (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra laureola Druce, 1910
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 rubrostriata Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra separata Strand, 1917
Balacra similis Hulstaert, 1923
Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Balacra umbra Druce, 1910
Balacra vitreigutta (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Epibalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Epibalacra preussi Aurivillius, 1904
Epitoxis borguensis Hampson, 1901
Epitoxis nigra Hampson, 1903
Hemirhipidia danieli Kiriakoff, 1955
Hippurarctia cameruna Hampson, 1914
Hippurarctia cinereoguttata Strand, 1912
Hippurarctia ferrigera Druce, 1910
Hippurarctia gola Ochse, 2017
Hippurarctia haematoessa Oberthür, 1911
Hippurarctia judith Kiriakoff, 1959
Mecistorhabdia haematoessa Holland, 1893
Melisa atavistis (Hampson, 1911)⇒ Melisa croceipes Aurivillius, 1892
Melisa croceipes Aurivillius, 1892
Melisa diptera Walker, 1854
Melisa grandis (Holland, 1893)⇒ Mesocerea distincta Rothschild, 1911
Melisa hancocki Jordan, 1936
Melisoides lobata Strand, 1912
Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia chryseis (Kiriakoff, 1973)⇒ Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia haematosphages (Holland, 1893)⇒ Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893
Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892
Metarctia johanna Kiriakoff, 1979
Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia maria Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914
Metarctia panyamana (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia priscilla Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia przybylowiczi Ochse, 2017
Metarctia quinta Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
Metarctia sheljuzhkoi Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia tricolorana Wichgraf, 1922
Neophemula vitrina Oberthür, 1909
Neophemula vitrina vitrina Oberthür, 1909
Paramelisa lophura Aurivillius, 1906
Paramelisa lophuroides Oberthür, 1911
Pseudapiconoma testacea (Walker, 1856)⇒ Balacra testacea Aurivillius, 1881
Pseudmelisa demiavis Kaye, 1919
Pseudothyretes carnea Hampson, 1898
Pseudothyretes kamitugensis Dufrane, 1945
Pseudothyretes nigrita Kiriakoff, 1961
Pseudothyretes obscurus Przybyłowic..., 2015
Pseudothyretes perpusilla Walker, 1856
Pseudothyretes rubicundula Strand, 1912
Rhipidarctia aurantiifusca Rothschild, 1913
Rhipidarctia conradti Oberthür, 1911
Rhipidarctia cornelia (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Rhipidarctia flaviceps Hampson, 1898
Rhipidarctia crameri Kiriakoff, 1961
Rhipidarctia danieli (Kiriakoff, 1955)⇒ Rhipidarctia postrosea Rothschild, 1913
Rhipidarctia erubescens Walker, 1865
Rhipidarctia flaviceps Hampson, 1898
Rhipidarctia invaria Walker, 1856
Rhipidarctia lutea Holland, 1893
Rhipidarctia melinos Mabille, 1890
Rhipidarctia pareclecta Holland, 1893
Rhipidarctia pareclecta acuta Ochse, 2017
Rhipidarctia postrosea Rothschild, 1913
Rhipidarctia rhodospila (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Rhipidarctia conradti Oberthür, 1911
Rhipidarctia rubrovitta Aurivillius, 1904
Rhipidarctia silacea Plötz, 1880
Rhipidarctia subminiata Kiriakoff, 1959
Rhipidarctia syntomia Plötz, 1880
Rhipidarctia xenops Kiriakoff, 1957
Takwa xenops (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Robinsonia bartolana Laguerre & E..., 2006
Tervurenia eloumdeni Przybyłowicz..., 2017
Thyretarctia atewana Ochse, 2017
Thyretarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Thyretarctia fusca Ochse, 2017
Thyretarctia haematica Holland, 1893
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