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Checklist for Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 (Borers)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
5
112
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
3
25
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
21
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
21 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCELMNPRSTZ
Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Arbelodes Karsch, 20109SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Azygophleps Hampson, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Brachylia Felder, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Coryphodema Felder, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lebedodes Holland, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensteiniana Mey, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Metarbela Holland, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Meyoarabiella Yakovlev, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Namibiocossus Mey, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paracossulus Schoorl, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Porthetes West, 02SpeciesTaxom
Rethona Walker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Salagena Walker, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Strigocossus Houlbert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Teragra Walker, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzera Latreille, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroarabiella namaquensis Yakovlev, 2014
Afroarabiella poliopterus Clench, 1959
Arbelodes agassizi I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes dicksoni I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes franziskae I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes haberlandorum I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes kruegeri I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes meridialis Karsch, 1896
Arbelodes mondeensis I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes shimonii I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes varii I. Lehmann, 2010
Arctiocossus antargyreus C. Felder & ..., 1874
Arctiocossus farinalis Mey, 2015
Arctiocossus martinkruegeri Mey, 2015
Arctiocossus namaquensis Mey, 2015
Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps asylasiformis Mey, 2016
Azygophleps cooksoni Pinhey, 1968
Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps liturata Aurivillius, 1879
Azygophleps sponda (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps strigulosa (Walker, 1856)⇒ Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Brachylia camparia Mey, 2016
Brachylia eutelia H.K. Clench, 1959
Brachylia fusca Mey, 2016
Brachylia lineata Mey, 2016
Brachylia plumbata Mey, 2016
Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874
Brachylia windhoekensis Strand, 1913
Coryphodema capensis (Drury, 1782)⇒ Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782
Coryphodema seineri Grünberg, 1910
Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782Apple-trunk Borer
Cossus cossus Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter moth
Cossus cossus cossus
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Lebedodes reticulata Gaede, 1929
Lebedodes rufithorax Hampson, 1910
Lichtensteiniana aloides Mey, 2015
Lichtensteiniana fuscoalaria Mey, 2015
Lichtensteiniana maritima Mey, 2016
Lichtensteiniana orania Mey, 2016
Lichtensteiniana punctulata Walker, 1856
Macrocossus toluminus Druce, 1887
Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910
Metarbela tuckeri Butler, 1875
Meyoarabiella karooensis Mey, 2016
Meyoarabiella meyi Yakovlev, 2008
Namibiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929
Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818
Porthetes dissimilis Hesse, 1928
Porthetes hispidus
Rethona albifasciata Hampson, 1910
Salagena albovenosa Mey, 2011
Salagena reticulata Janse, 1925
Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Teragra punctana Mey, 2011
Zeuzera asylas Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
11
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetarbelinae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZeuzerinae
Boisduval, 1828
Zeuzerine Moths
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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