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Checklist for Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 (Borers)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
435
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
435
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
435
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
266
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
26
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
17
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
17
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
17 Genera with 48 Species
Alcterogystia Schoorl, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Camellocossus R.V. Yakovlev, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 19349SpeciesTaxom
Deserticossus Yakovlev, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dyspessa Hübner, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Eremocossus Hampson, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Holcocerus Staudinger, 191212SpeciesTaxom
Hypopta Hübner, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Lamellocossus Daniel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Meharia Chrétien, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mormogystia Schoorl, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Paropta Staudinger, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Phragmacossia Schawerda, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Wiltshireocossus1SpeciesTaxom
Wiltshirocossus Yakovlev, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzera Latreille, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alcterogystia l-nigra Bethune-Baker, 1894
Alcterogystia l-nigrum Bethune-Baker, 1894
Alcterogystia nilotica Joannis, 1910
Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Camellocossus niloticus de Joannis, 1909
Camellocossus pharaonis Bang-Haas, 1910
Cossus aegyptiacus Hampson, 1910
Cossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)⇒ Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Cossus bongiovannii (Krüger, 1939)⇒ Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Cossus cheesmani (Tams, 1925)⇒ Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Cossus henleyi (Warren & Rot..., 1905)⇒ Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Cossus saharae (D. Lucas, 1907)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Cossus tahlai (Dumont, 1932)⇒ Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Cossus turati Krüger, 1934
Deserticossus arenicola Staudinger, 1879
Dyspessa intermedia (Krüger, 1939)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Dyspessa kabylaria A. Bang-Haas, 1906
Dyspessa pallidata Staudinger, 1892
Eremocossus senegalensis (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Eremocossus vaulogeri Staudinger, 1897
Holcocerus arenicola (Staudinger, 1879)⇒ Deserticossus arenicola Staudinger, 1879
Holcocerus baloutchistanensis (Daniel, 1945)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Holcocerus desioi (Turati, 1936)⇒ Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus dilutior (Rothschild, 1912)⇒ Deserticossus arenicola Staudinger, 1879
Holcocerus faroulti (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus gloriosa Erschoff, 1874
Holcocerus gloriosus Erschoff, 1874
Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus laudabilis (Staudinger, 1899)⇒ Holcocerus gloriosa Erschoff, 1874
Holcocerus mesopotamicus (Erschoff, 1874)⇒ Holcocerus gloriosus Erschoff, 1874
Holcocerus persicus (Austaut, 1897)⇒ Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus puengeleri (Rothschild, 1912)⇒ Holcocerus gloriosa Erschoff, 1874
Hypopta cognata (Krüger, 1939)⇒ Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Hypopta mussolinii (Turati, 1927)⇒ Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Hypopta vaulogeri (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Lamellocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)⇒ Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Meharia semilactea Warren & Rot..., 1905
Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Paropta henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Paropta paradoxus Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Paropta pharaonis (Warren & Rot..., 1905)⇒ Alcterogystia nilotica Joannis, 1910
Phragmacossia territa Staudinger, 1878
Wiltshireocossus aegyptiaca Hampson, 1910
Wiltshirocossus aegyptiaca Hampson, 1910
Wiltshirocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Zeuzera pyrina pyrina Linnaeus, 1761

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
11
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCossulinae
Hodges, 1983
Cossuline Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoptinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Hypoptine Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMehariinae
Yakovlev, 2011
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZeuzerinae
Boisduval, 1828
Zeuzerine Moths
2
2
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