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Checklist for Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 (Borers)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1446
3405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
523
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
41
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
10 Genera with 15 Species
Afrikanetz R.V. Yakovlev, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Callocossus Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Gumilevia R.V. Yakovlev, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Holcoceroides Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Holcocerus Staudinger, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lebedodes Holland, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metarbela Holland, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Mirocossus Schoorl, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Oreocossus Aurivillius, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
15 Species
Afrikanetz hoppei Yakovlev, 2019
Callocossus elegans (Aurivillius, 1910)⇒ Eulophonotus elegans Aurivillius, 1910
Eulophonotus elegans Aurivillius, 1910
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Gumilevia timora R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta Strand, 1913
Holcocerus ferrugineotinctus (Strand, 1913)⇒ Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta Strand, 1913
Lebedodes cossula Holland, 1893
Metarbela pygatula Strand, 1912
Metarbela quadriguttata Aurivillius, 1925
Metarbela recticulosana Strand, 1912
Metarbela reticulosana Strand, 1913
Metarbela stivafer Holland, 1893
Mirocossus chukovskyi Yakovlev, 2022
Oreocossus occidentalis Strand, 1913

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetarbelinae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolitzariellinae
Yakovlev, 2011
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZeuzerinae
Boisduval, 1828
Zeuzerine Moths
3
4
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