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Checklist for Family Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 (Little Bear Moths)
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
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
6
485
3069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
4
114
866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths
4
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 36 Species
Atractoceros Meyrick, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Brachodes Guenée, 18758SpeciesTaxom
Nigilgia Walker, 195414SpeciesTaxom
Phycodes Guenée, 195512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
36 Species
Atractoceros albiciliata Walsingham, 1891
Atractoceros xanthoprocta Meyrick, 1914
Brachodes infanda Meyrick, 1920
Brachodes infandus Meyrick, 1920
Brachodes metaspila Meyrick, 1926
Brachodes metaspilus Meyrick, 1926
Brachodes nanetta Oberthür, 1922
Brachodes nycteropis Meyrick, 1920
Brachodes powelli Oberthür, 1922
Brachodes quiris Felder & Rog..., 1875
Nigilgia adjectella Walker, 1863
Nigilgia agassizi Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia albitogata Walsingham, 1891
Nigilgia arcana Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia crocea Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia eucallynta Meyrick, 1937
Nigilgia megabella Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia mochlophanes Meyrick, 1921
Nigilgia pseliota Meyrick, 1920
Nigilgia ruwenzoriensis Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia scoblei Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia seyrigella Viette, 1954
Nigilgia superbella Rebel, 1907
Nigilgia toulgoetella Viette, 1954
Phycodes adjectella (Walker, 1863)⇒ Nigilgia adjectella Walker, 1863
Phycodes albitogata (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Nigilgia albitogata Walsingham, 1891
Phycodes chalcocrossa Meyrick, 1909
Phycodes eucallynta (Meyrick, 1937)⇒ Nigilgia eucallynta Meyrick, 1937
Phycodes minor Moore, 1881
Phycodes mochlophanes (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Nigilgia mochlophanes Meyrick, 1921
Phycodes nigeriana Kallies, 2016
Phycodes pseliota (Meyrick, 1920)⇒ Nigilgia pseliota Meyrick, 1920
Phycodes punctata Walsingham, 1891
Phycodes seyrigella (Viette, 1955)⇒ Nigilgia seyrigella Viette, 1954
Phycodes substriata Walsingham, 1891
Phycodes toulgoetella Viette, 1955

Subnodes of Brachodidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyBrachodinae
Agenjo, 1966
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhycodinae
Rebel, 1907
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brachodidae at gbif.org
Brachodidae at irmng.org