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Checklist for Subfamily Aristoteliinae Le Marchand, 1947
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
2162
13533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
14
619
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
251
1527
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
28
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
28 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCDGILMOPT
Acutitornus Janse, 20157SpeciesTaxom
Angustiphylla Janse, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 201620SpeciesTaxom
Apodia HEINEMANN, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Araeophylla Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 191326SpeciesTaxom
Autodectis Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Bantuella Bidzilya, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Chilopselaphus J.J. Mann, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Clepsimorpha Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19796SpeciesTaxom
Grandipalpa Janse, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocraspedus Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Isophrictis Meyrick, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Lachnostola Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leuronoma Meyrick, 190913SpeciesTaxom
Megacraspedus Zeller, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 189312SpeciesTaxom
Monochroa HEINEMANN, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Ornativalva Gozmany, 196713SpeciesTaxom
Phanerophalla Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platyphalla Janse, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Proselotis Meyrick, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Psamathocrita Meyrick, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Ptocheuusa HEINEMANN, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pycnodytis Meyrick, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 196339SpeciesTaxom
Trichembola Meyrick, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
164 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acutitornus kalahariensis Janse, 1957
Acutitornus leucostola Janse, 1957
Acutitornus liebbergi Janse, 1963
Acutitornus liebenbergi Janse, 1963
Acutitornus munda Janse, 1951
Acutitornus munroi Janse, 1957
Acutitornus persectus Krüger, 2015
Angustiphylla hylotropa Janse, 1960
Angustiphylla hylotropha Janse, 1960
Aphanostola aarviki Bidzilya, 2016
Aphanostola acaciae Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola africanella Bidzilya, Ag..., 2016
Aphanostola alternella Bidzilya & A..., 2016
Aphanostola antennata Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola brandbergensis Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola calderae Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola centripunctella Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola emarginata Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola griseella Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola joannoui Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola kenyella Bidzilya & A..., 2016
Aphanostola kruegeri Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola longicornutata Bidzilya, Ag..., 2016
Aphanostola maxima Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola melliferae Bidzilya, Ag..., 2016
Aphanostola morogorensis Bidzilya, 2016
Aphanostola namibiensis Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola pentastigma Janse, 1960
Aphanostola rooiklipella Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Apodia bifractella Duponchel, 1843Dark Fleabane Neb
Araeophylla spiladias Meyrick, 1921
Aristotelia achyrobathra Meyrick, 1933
Aristotelia argyractis Meyrick, 1923
Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914
Aristotelia benedenii Weyenbergh, 1873
Aristotelia bicomis Bippus, 2020
Aristotelia brizella Treitschke, 1833Thrift Elder
Aristotelia callyntrophora Rebel, 1899
Aristotelia chlorographa Meyrick, 1914
Aristotelia comis Meyrick, 1913
Aristotelia condensata Meyrick, 1928
Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926
Aristotelia epacria Bradley, 1965
Aristotelia flavicapitella Chrétien, 1916
Aristotelia galeotis Meyrick, 1908
Aristotelia mesoxysta Meyrick, 1913
Aristotelia mirandella Chrétien, 1908
Aristotelia modulatrix Meyrick, 1938
Aristotelia ochreella Rebel, 1927
Aristotelia ouedella Chrétien, 1908
Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909
Aristotelia rhopalovalva Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Aristotelia rufinotella Chrétien, 1922
Aristotelia schematias Meyrick, 1911
Aristotelia swierstrae Janse, 1950
Aristotelia swierstrai Janse, 1950
Aristotelia trematias Meyrick, 1913
Autodectis atelarga Meyrick, 1937
Bantuella namibiensis Bidzilya, 2019
Bantuella spinosa Bidzilya, 2019
Chilopselaphus ethicodes Meyrick, 1920
Clepsimorpha inconspicua Janse, 1960
Deltophora angulella Sattler, 1979
Deltophora diversella Sattler, 1979
Deltophora fasciella Sattler, 1979
Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950
Deltophora sella atacta Meyrick, 1927
Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979
Grandipalpa robusta Janse, 1951
Ischnocraspedus peracuta Meyrick, 1920
Isophrictis kefersteiniellus Zeller, 1850
Isophrictis leptidella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Isophrictis kefersteiniellus Zeller, 1850
Isophrictis oudianella Lucas, 1942
Isophrictis senicula Meyrick, 1913
Lachnostola amphizeucta Meyrick, 1918
Leuronoma allomima Meyrick, 1938
Leuronoma chlorotoma Meyrick, 1918
Leuronoma eodryas Meyrick, 1918
Leuronoma fauvella Viette, 1957
Leuronoma leuconigrella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Leuronoma magna Janse, 1958
Leuronoma nakurensis Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Leuronoma nigridorsis Meyrick, 1921
Leuronoma oenochyta Meyrick, 1912
Leuronoma textifera Meyrick, 1913
Leuronoma undulella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Leuronoma veterascens Meyrick, 1918
Leuronoma zymotis Meyrick, 1909
Megacraspedus arnaldi Turati & Krü..., 1930
Megacraspedus serica Meyrick, 1909
Metzneria acrena Meyrick, 1908
Metzneria aestivella Zeller, 1839Carline Neb
Metzneria brandbergi Janse, 1963
Metzneria castiliella Moschler, 1866
Metzneria heptacentra Meyrick, 1911
Metzneria infelix (Mann, 1864)⇒ Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Metzneria insignificans (Mann, 1864)⇒ Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Metzneria monochroa (Rebel, 1893)⇒ Metzneria torosulella Rebel, 1893
Metzneria portieri Viette, 1948
Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934
Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Metzneria torosulella Rebel, 1893
Monochroa rebeli M. Hering, 1927
Ornativalva antipyramis Meyrick, 1925
Ornativalva cerostomatella Walsingham, 1904
Ornativalva erubescens Walsingham, 1904Moth
Ornativalva frankeniivorella Chrétien, 1917
Ornativalva heligmatodes Walsingham, 1904
Ornativalva heluanensis Debski, 1913
Ornativalva kalahariensis Janse, 1960
Ornativalva mixolitha Meyrick, 1918
Ornativalva mixolitha bipunctella Sattler, 1967
Ornativalva mixolitha mixolitha Meyrick, 1918
Ornativalva oasicolella Turati, 1924
Ornativalva plutelliformis Staudinger, 1859Tamarisk moth
Ornativalva triangulella Sattler, 1967
Phanerophalla knysnaensis Janse, 1960
Platyphalla ochrinotata Janse, 1951
Proselotis sceletodes Meyrick, 1914
Proselotis strictula Meyrick, 1937
Psamathocrita doloma Bradley, 1965
Ptocheuusa guimarensis Walsingham, 1908
Ptocheuusa seminivora (Mann, 1864)⇒ Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Pycnodytis erebaula Meyrick, 1918
Pycnodytis irrigata Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola abnormalis Janse, 1950
Pyncostola actias Meyrick, 1904
Pyncostola albicolorella Janse, 1950
Pyncostola alloea Janse, 1960
Pyncostola auturga Meyrick, 1921
Pyncostola celeries Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola celeris Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola crateraula Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola dicksoni Janse, 1950
Pyncostola flavostriga Janse, 1950
Pyncostola fusca Janse, 1950
Pyncostola fuscofascia Janse, 1950
Pyncostola fuscofasciata Janse, 1950
Pyncostola grandicornuta Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Pyncostola helicaula Meyrick, 1912
Pyncostola hiberna Meyrick, 1912
Pyncostola illuminata Meyrick, 1913
Pyncostola invida Meyrick, 1911
Pyncostola iospila Meyrick, 1909
Pyncostola lacteata Janse, 1950
Pyncostola magnanima Meyrick, 1912
Pyncostola melanatracta Meyrick, 1910
Pyncostola merista Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola monophanes Janse, 1960
Pyncostola nigrinotata Janse, 1950
Pyncostola ochraula Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola oeconomica Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola operosa Meyrick, 1909
Pyncostola pachyacma Meyrick, 1926
Pyncostola pammacha Meyrick, 1913
Pyncostola pentacentra Meyrick, 1912
Pyncostola perlustrata Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola powelli Janse, 1950
Pyncostola semnochroa Meyrick, 1913
Pyncostola suffusellus Walsingham, 1891
Pyncostola tanylopha Janse, 1960
Pyncostola variegata Janse, 1950
Pyncostola veronica Janse, 1950
Pyncostola xanthomacula Janse, 1963
Trichembola oreia Ghesquière, 1940
Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940