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Checklist of Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 (Borers)
for Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
570
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
9 Genera with 14 Species
Alophonotus Schoorl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Azygophleps Hampson, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Metarbela Holland, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mirocossus Schoorl, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mountelgonia Lehmann, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Oreocossus Aurivillius, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Paracossulus Schoorl, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Strigocossus Houlbert, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Xyleutes Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
14 Species
Alophonotus rauana Strand, 1909
Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps ochricosta (Fletcher, 1968)⇒ Strigocossus ochricosta Fletcher, 1968
Metarbela pagana (Strand, 1909)⇒ Mountelgonia pagana Strand, 1909
Mirocossus badiala Fletcher, 1968
Mountelgonia pagana Strand, 1909
Oreocossus grzimeki Yakovlev, 2011
Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818
Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Strigocossus crassa Drury, 1782
Strigocossus ochricosta Fletcher, 1968
Xyleutes capensis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Rwanda
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetarbelinae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyZeuzerinae
Boisduval, 1828
Zeuzerine Moths
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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