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Checklist for Family Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 (Little Bear Moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
6
206
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
4
57
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 18 Species
Atractoceros Meyrick, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Brachodes Guenée, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Nigilgia Walker, 20166SpeciesTaxom
Phycodes Guenée, 18914SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
18 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 nycteropis Meyrick, 1920
Brachodes quiris Felder & Rog..., 1875
Nigilgia albitogata Walsingham, 1891
Nigilgia crocea Kallies, 2016
Nigilgia eucallynta Meyrick, 1937
Nigilgia mochlophanes Meyrick, 1921
Nigilgia pseliota Meyrick, 1920
Nigilgia scoblei Kallies, 2016
Phycodes albitogata (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Nigilgia albitogata Walsingham, 1891
Phycodes eucallynta (Meyrick, 1937)⇒ Nigilgia eucallynta Meyrick, 1937
Phycodes pseliota (Meyrick, 1920)⇒ Nigilgia pseliota Meyrick, 1920
Phycodes punctata Walsingham, 1891

Subnodes of Brachodidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyBrachodinae
Agenjo, 1966
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhycodinae
Rebel, 1907
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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