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Checklist for Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 (Borers)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
148
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
8 Genera with 9 Species
Camellocossus R.V. Yakovlev, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cecryphalus Schoorl, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eremocossus Hampson, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Mahomedella Yakovlev, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Meharia Chrétien, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Mormogystia Schoorl, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Stygia Latreille, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Wiltshirocossus Yakovlev, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Cecryphalus helenae Le Cerf, 1924
Eremocossus vaulogeri Staudinger, 1897
Eremocossus vaulogeri vaulogeri Staudinger, 1897
Mahomedella rungsi Daniel & Witt, 1974
Meharia incurvariella Chrétien, 1915
Meharia semilactea Warren & Rot..., 1905
Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Stygia mosulensis Daniel, 1965
Wiltshirocossus aries Püngeler, 1902

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Sahara
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMehariinae
Yakovlev, 2011
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStygiinae
Yakovlev, 2011
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZeuzerinae
Boisduval, 1828
Zeuzerine Moths
1
1
Genus
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