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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1218
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1217
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1214
2851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
450
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
412
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
124
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
12 Genera with 31 Species
Ascalenia Wocke, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidolophus Walsingham, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 190811SpeciesTaxom
Dorodoca Meyrick, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macrobathra Meyrick, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Sorhagenia Spuler, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trachydora Meyrick, 1918Black Drums1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
31 Species
Ascalenia albitergis Meyrick, 1926
Ascalenia conformata (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007
Ascalenia melanogastra Meyrick, 1918
Ascalenia nudicornis Meyrick, 1913
Ascalenia stagnans (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Sorhagenia griseella Sinev, 1993
Cnemidolophus lavernellus Walsingham, 1881
Cosmopterix antichorda Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix bactrophora Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix miranda Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix omurambensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix oxyglossa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix portia Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix salahinella Chrétien, 1907
Cosmopterix setebos Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix tabellaria Meyrick, 1908
Dorodoca eometalla Meyrick, 1926
Gisilia conformata Meyrick, 1921
Gisilia gielisi Koster, 2010
Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007
Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909
Gisilia stagnans Meyrick, 1921
Gisilia stereodoxa Meyrick, 1925
Limnaecia ida Lower, 1903
Macrobathra fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Sorhagenia fibigeri Koster & Sinev, 2003
Sorhagenia griseella Sinev, 1993
Stagmatophora sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909
Stalagmostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787
Trachydora iocharis Meyrick, 1918

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cosmopterigidae at artfakta.se
Cosmopterigidae at dyntaxa.se
Cosmopterigidae at gbif.org
Cosmopterigidae at irmng.org
Cosmopterigidae at itis.gov