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Generic Synopsis of Sesiidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)

(© Dr. Franz Pühringer, Häusern 4, A-4817 St. Konrad, Austria;
© Dr. Axel Kallies, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia)

  Last modified: 24-Feb-2024

(currently valid are: 171 genera, 1565 species)

Sesiidae Boisduval 1828

1565

Tinthiinae Le Cerf 1917

179

Similipepsini Špatenka, Laštuvka, Gorbunov, Toševski & Arita 1993

21

Similipepsis Le Cerf 1911c

8

Milisipepsis Gorbunov & Arita 1995b

6

Similisynagris Gorbunov 2023

3

Gasterostena Arita & Gorbunov 2003

4

Paraglosseciini Gorbunov & Eitschberger 1990

20

Isothamnis Meyrick 1935

1

Micrecia Hampson 1919

4

Diapyra Turner 1917

1

Oligophlebia Hampson [1893]

11

Lophocnema Turner 1917

2

Cyanophlebia Arita & Gorbunov 2001

1

Pennisetiini Naumann 1971

14

Pennisetia Dehne 1850

11

Corematosetia Kallies & Arita 2001

3

Tinthiini Le Cerf 1917

124

Conopsia Strand [1913]

6

Microsphecia Bartel 1912

2

Tinthia Walker [1865]

8

Sophona Walker 1856

26

Zenodoxus Grote & Robinson 1868

7

Paradoxecia Hampson 1919

17

Negotinthia Gorbunov 2001

3

Rectala Bryk 1947

2

Caudicornia Bryk 1947

5

Paranthrenopsis Le Cerf 1911

7

Trichocerota Hampson [1893a]

14

Entrichella Bryk 1947

16

Bidentotinthia Arita & Gorbunov 2003

1

Tarsotinthia Arita & Gorbunov 2003

1

Tyrictaca Walker 1862

9

Sesiinae Boisduval 1828

1386

Osminiini Duckworth & Eichlin 1977

109

Calasesia Beutenmüller 1899

1

Osminia Le Cerf 1917

12

Sazonia Gorbunov & Arita 2001

3

Halictina Bartsch 2016

1

Pyranthrene Hampson 1919

3

Homogyna Le Cerf 1911

9

Echidgnathia Hampson 1919

2

Chamanthedon Le Cerf 1916

18

Microsynanthedon Viette [1955]

3

Aenigmina Le Cerf 1912

4

Cabomina de Freina 2008

10

Noctusphecia de Freina 2011

3

Callithia Le Cerf 1916

1

Erismatica Meyrick 1933

1

Pseudomelittia Le Cerf 1917

1

Spatenkana Bartsch 2022

2

Aschistophleps Hampson [1893]

7

Nepyrophleps Gorbunov 2021

3

Pyrophleps Hampson [1893]

4

Aurantiosphecia Skowron Volponi 2020

3

Scarlata Skowron Volponi 2022

4

Malayomelittia Skowron Volponi 2022

2

Heterosphecia Le Cerf 1916

6

Melanosphecia Le Cerf 1916

5

Akaisphecia Gorbunov & Arita 1995

1

Cissuvorini Duckworth & Eichlin 1977

17

Cissuvora Engelhardt 1946

1

Toleria Walker [1865]

7

Glossosphecia Hampson 1919

6

Dasysphecia Hampson 1919

3

Melittiini Le Cerf 1917

163

Neosphecia Le Cerf 1916

2

Premelittia Le Cerf 1916

1

Melittina Le Cerf 1917

1

Eichlinia Gorbunov 2020

10

Melittia Hübner [1819]

120

Desmopoda Felder 1874

1

Agriomelissa Meyrick 1931

7

Afromelittia Gorbunov & Arita 1997

7

Cephalomelittia Gorbunov & Arita 1995

1

Macroscelesia Hampson 1919

13

Sesiini Boisduval 1828

138

Sesia Fabricius 1775

21

Trilochana Moore 1879b

8

Cyanosesia Gorbunov & Arita 1995

18

Hyleina Bartsch 2017

1

Sphecosesia Hampson 1910

6

Teinotarsina Felder 1874

13

Laetosphecia Kallies & Arita 2014

3

Lenyra Walker 1856

1

Aegerosphecia Le Cerf 1916

8

Lamellisphecia Kallies & Arita 2004

7

Clavisphecia Kallies 2011

2

Eusphecia Le Cerf 1937b

2

Sphecodoptera Hampson [1893a]

10

Callisphecia Le Cerf 1916

2

Madasphecia Viette 1982

2

Cicinnoscelis Holland 1893

5

Alonina Walker 1856

6

Gymnosophistis Meyrick 1934

2

Melittosesia Bartsch 2009

1

Anaudia Wallengren 1863

2

Barbasphecia Pühringer & Sáfián 2011

2

Proaegeria Le Cerf 1916

2

Austrosetia Felder & Felder 1874

1

Afrokona Fischer 2006

1

Hovaesia Le Cerf 1957

1

Lenyrhova Le Cerf 1957

1

Felderiola Naumann 1971

3

Monopetalotaxis Wallengren 1859

1

Hagnogyna Bartsch 2013

2

Coccophila Bartsch 2015

1

Microsesia Bartsch 2015

1

Vespanthedon Le Cerf 1917

2

Paranthrenini Niculescu 1964

174

Nokona Matsumura 1931

46

Taikona Arita & Gorbunov 2001

4

Scoliokona Kallies & Arita 1998

15

Fortikona Bartsch & Sáfián 2023

8

Rubukona Fischer 2007

2

Adixoa Hampson [1893]

5

Pramila Moore 1879

1

Vitacea Engelhardt 1946

4

Tirista Walker [1865]

2

Paranthrene Hübner [1819]

29

Pseudosesia Felder 1861

32

Albuna Edwards 1881

6

Euhagena Edwards 1881

3

Sincara Walker 1856

1

Thyranthrene Hampson 1919

7

Sura Walker 1856

8

Archaeosesia Kallies 2020

1

Synanthedonini Niculescu 1964

777

Synanthedon Hübner [1819]

220

Ravitria Gorbunov & Arita 2000

5

Kantipuria Gorbunov & Arita 1999

2

Kemneriella Bryk 1947

1

Ichneumenoptera Hampson [1893]

7

Paranthrenella Strand [1916]

22

Anthedonella Gorbunov & Arita 1999

8

Schimia Gorbunov & Arita 1999

3

Uncothedon Gorbunov & Arita 1999

3

Palmia Beutenmüller 1896

1

Podosesia Möschler 1879

3

Sannina Walker 1856

1

Nyctaegeria Le Cerf 1914

1

Carmenta Edwards 1881

104

Penstemonia Engelhardt 1946

5

Osmanthedon Kallies 2018

1

Lolibaia Gorbunov & Gurko 2017

4

Camaegeria Strand 1914

12

Episannina Aurivillius 1905

8

Malgassesia Le Cerf 1922

9

Epitarsipus Le Cerf 1922

1

Lophoceps Hampson 1919

5

Chlorosphecia Sáfián & Bartsch 2022

1

Tipulamima Holland 1893

8

Nimbamina Sáfián & Bartsch 2022

1

Pedalonina Gaede 1929

1

Macrotarsipodes Le Cerf 1916

5

Lepidopoda Hampson 1900

13

Cinctosesia Bartsch 2018

1

Rodolphia Le Cerf 1911

1

Jerbeia Gorbunov 2018

1

Nesosphecia Bartsch 2018

1

Alcathoe Edwards 1882

11

Macrotarsipus Hampson [1893]

4

Grypopalpia Hampson 1919

2

Hymenoclea Engelhardt 1946

1

Euryphrissa Butler 1874

12

Leptaegeria Le Cerf 1916

6

Aegerina Le Cerf 1917

7

'Chamanthedon' auct.

2

Stenosphecia Le Cerf 1917

1

Pseudalcathoe Le Cerf 1916

2

Bembecia Hübner [1819]

108

Pyropteron Newman 1832

30

Dipchasphecia Capuse 1973

18

Chamaesphecia Spuler 1910

107

- subgenus Chamaesphecia Spuler 1910  
- subgenus Scopulosphecia Laštuvka [1990]  
Weismanniola Naumann 1971

1

Ichneumonella Gorbunov & Arita 2005

2

Crinipus Hampson 1896

4

Sesiinae Genera unassigned to Tribe:

8

Ceritrypetes Bradley 1956

1

Hymenosphecia Le Cerf 1917

1

Isocylindra Meyrick 1930

1

Melisophista Meyrick 1927

1

Metasphecia Le Cerf 1917

1

Mimocrypta Naumann 1971

1

Tradescanticola Hampson 1919

1

Xenoses Durrant 1924

1


 

Source:
Pühringer, F. & Kallies, A. (2004): Provisional checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia). - Mitteilungen der Entomologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzkammergut 4, 1-85;
updated by F. Pühringer.