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Checklist for Family Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 (Carposinid moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Copromorphoidea
Hampson, 1918
Fruitworm moths
2
6
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarposinidae
Walsingham, 1907
Carposinid moths, Fruitworm Moths, Fruitworms
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 30 Species
Carposina Herrich-Schä..., 192920SpeciesTaxom
Meridarchis Zeller, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichocera Diakonoff, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Scopalostoma Diakonoff, 20042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
30 Species
Carposina altivaga Meyrick, 1925
Carposina autologa Meyrick, 1910Hakea seed-moth
Carposina brachycentra Meyrick, 1914
Carposina candace Meyrick, 1932
Carposina chersodes Meyrick, 1915
Carposina conobathra Meyrick, 1928
Carposina euschema Bradley, 1965
Carposina exsanguis Meyrick, 1918
Carposina impavida Meyrick, 1913
Carposina irata Meyrick, 1914
Carposina longipalpalis Mey, 2007
Carposina mesophaea Bradley, 1965
Carposina mesospila Meyrick, 1920
Carposina poliophara Bradley, 1965
Carposina proconsularis Meyrick, 1921
Carposina scierotoxa Meyrick, 1924
Carposina siturga Meyrick, 1912
Carposina socors Meyrick, 1928
Carposina subselliata Meyrick, 1921
Carposina thermurga Meyrick, 1929
Meridarchis caementaria Meyrick, 1911
Meridarchis luteus Walsingham, 1897
Meridarchis regalis Mey, 2007
Meridarchis unitacta Diakonoff, 1970
Peritrichocera barboniella Guillermet, 2012
Peritrichocera bipectinata Diakonoff, 1961
Peritrichocera bougreauella Guillermet, 2012
Peritrichocera tsilaosa Viette, 1995
Scopalostoma melanoparea Diakonoff, 1957
Scopalostoma nigromaculella Guillermet, 2004

Subnodes of Carposinidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyCarposininae
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Carposinidae at gbif.org
Carposinidae at irmng.org
Carposinidae at itis.gov