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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
6
206
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
4
57
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
49
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
49 Genera with 268 Species
#ABCDEHIKLMNOPRSTXZ
Aethalopteryx Schoorl, 191512SpeciesTaxom
Afrikanetz R.V. Yakovlev, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Alcterogystia Schoorl, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Alophonotus Schoorl, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Arbelodes Karsch, 201025SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 195914SpeciesTaxom
Azygophleps Hampson, 201932SpeciesTaxom
Brachylia Felder, 191313SpeciesTaxom
Callocossus Felder, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Camellocossus R.V. Yakovlev, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Catarbela Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Catopta Staudinger, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Coryphodema Felder, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 191312SpeciesTaxom
Davidlivingstonia Yakovlev, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Haberlandia I. Lehmann, 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Indarbela Fletcher, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Kroonia I. Lehmann, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Lebedodes Holland, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensteiniana Mey, 19599SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Marshalliana Aurivillius, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Metarbela Holland, 200719SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelodes Strand, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Meyoarabiella Yakovlev, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Namibiocossus Mey, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Oreocossus Aurivillius, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ortharbela Aurivillius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paracossulus Schoorl, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paralebedella Strand, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paropta Staudinger, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Pecticossus Felder, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Pettigramma Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phragmataecia Newman, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Polyphagozerra Yakovlev, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Porthetes West, 02SpeciesTaxom
Prionoxystus Grote, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Rethona Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Salagena Walker, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Strigocossus Houlbert, 18569SpeciesTaxom
Stroehleia Yakovlev, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Tarsozeuzera Schoorl, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Teragra Walker, 192712SpeciesTaxom
Trismelasmos Schoorl, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Xyleutes Hübner, 185614SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzera Latreille, 18618SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzerops Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
268 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethalopteryx anikini Yakovlev, 2011
Aethalopteryx atriplaga Le Cerf, 1919
Aethalopteryx atrireta Hampson, 1910
Aethalopteryx dictyotephra Clench, 1959
Aethalopteryx forsteri Clench, 1959
Aethalopteryx obscurascens Gaede, 1930
Aethalopteryx obsoleta Gaede, 1929
Aethalopteryx obsolete Gaede, 1930
Aethalopteryx pindarus Fawcett, 1916
Aethalopteryx rudloffi Yakovlev, 2011
Aethalopteryx squameus Distant, 1902
Aethalopteryx tristis Gaede, 1915
Afrikanetz austrorum Mey, 2017
Afrikanetz kruegeri Yakovlev, 2021
Afrikanetz zimbabwensis Mey, 2017
Afroarabiella karischi Mey, 2017
Afroarabiella meyi Yakovlev, 2008
Afroarabiella namaquensis Yakovlev, 2014
Afroarabiella poliopterus Clench, 1959
Alcterogystia nilotica Joannis, 1910
Alophonotus rauana Strand, 1909
Alophonotus rauanus (Strand, 1909)⇒ Alophonotus rauana Strand, 1909
Arbelodes agassizi I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes albitorquata Hampson, 1910
Arbelodes albivenata (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Ortharbela albivenata Hampson, 1910
Arbelodes claudiae I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes collaris Aurivillius, 1921
Arbelodes deprinsi I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes dicksoni I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes dupreezi I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes flavicolor Janse, 1925
Arbelodes franziskae I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes goellnerae Mey, 2012
Arbelodes griseata Janse, 1925
Arbelodes haberlandorum I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes heringi Janse, 1930
Arbelodes iridescens Janse, 1925
Arbelodes kroonae I. Lehmann, 2007
Arbelodes kruegeri I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes meridialis Karsch, 1896
Arbelodes meridionalis (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Arbelodes prochesi I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes mondeensis I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes prochesi I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes sebelensis I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes shimonii I. Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes sticticosta Hampson, 1910
Arbelodes varii I. Lehmann, 2010
Arctiocossus antargyreus C. Felder & ..., 1874
Arctiocossus castaneus Gaede, 1929
Arctiocossus danieli Clench, 1959
Arctiocossus farinalis Mey, 2015
Arctiocossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
Arctiocossus impeditus Walker, 1865
Arctiocossus ligatus Walker, 1865
Arctiocossus martinkruegeri Mey, 2015
Arctiocossus namaquensis Mey, 2015
Arctiocossus poliopterus Clench, 1959
Arctiocossus strigulata Gaede, 1929
Arctiocossus strigulatus Gaede, 1929
Arctiocossus stroehlei Yakovlev, 2021
Arctiocossus tessellatus Clench, 1959
Azygophleps aburae Plötz, 1880
Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps asylasiformis Mey, 2016
Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps boisduvalii Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Azygophleps borchmanni (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Azygophleps liliyae Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps canadensis Herrich-SchÃ..., 1854
Azygophleps cooksoni Pinhey, 1968
Azygophleps defreinai Yakovlev & Witt, 2017
Azygophleps flavitincta (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Strigocossus kilimandjarae Walker, 1856
Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi R.V. Yakovlev, 2009
Azygophleps godswindow Yakovlev & S..., 2011
Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps junkeri Yakovlev & Witt, 2017
Azygophleps kilimandjarae (Le Cerf, 1914)⇒ Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps kovtunovitchi Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & S..., 2011
Azygophleps legraini Yakovlev & S..., 2011
Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902
Azygophleps leopardinae (Distant, 1902)⇒ Azygophleps liliyae Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps liliyae Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps liturata Aurivillius, 1879
Azygophleps melanophele Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps nubilosa Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps ochricosta (Fletcher, 1968)⇒ Strigocossus ochricosta Fletcher, 1968
Azygophleps otello Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps petax (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps pusilla Walker, 1856
Azygophleps scalaris Fabricius, 1775Sesbania stem borer
Azygophleps sponda (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps strigulosa (Walker, 1856)⇒ Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps thoracostrigalis Mey, 2019
Brachylia camparia Mey, 2016
Brachylia contusa Mey, 2016
Brachylia eberti R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Brachylia eutelia H.K. Clench, 1959
Brachylia fusca Mey, 2016
Brachylia incanescens Butler, 1875
Brachylia lineata Mey, 2016
Brachylia minor Mey, 2016
Brachylia plumbata Mey, 2016
Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874
Brachylia transvaalensis Mey, 2017
Brachylia vukutu Yakovlev & J..., 2013
Brachylia windhoekensis Strand, 1913
Callocossus langi (Holland, 1920)⇒ Alophonotus rauanus Strand, 1909
Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Catarbela strigosa (Walker, 1865)⇒ Salagena violetta Gaede, 1929
Catopta albothoracis Hua, Chou, F..., 1990
Coryphodema albifasciata (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Salagena albovenosa Mey, 2011
Coryphodema capensis (Drury, 1782)⇒ Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782
Coryphodema coelebs Clench, 1959
Coryphodema punctulata (Drury, 1782)⇒ Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782
Coryphodema seineri Grünberg, 1910
Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782Apple-trunk Borer
Coryphodema zimbabwensis Mey, 2017
Cossus cossus Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter moth
Cossus cossus cossus
Cossus eutelia (Clench, 1959)⇒ Brachylia eutelia H.K. Clench, 1959
Cossus gaerdesi (Daniel, 1956)⇒ Arctiocossus strigulatus Gaede, 1929
Cossus henleyi (Warren & Rot..., 1905)⇒ Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Cossus incandescens Butler, 1875
Cossus seineri (Drury, 1782)⇒ Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782
Cossus streineri (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782
Cossus tenebroides Felder, 1874
Cossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)⇒ Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Cossus vinctus (Walker, 1865)⇒ Gymnelema vinctus Walker, 1865
Cossus windhoekensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874
Davidlivingstonia boisduvalii Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Eulophonotus hyalinipennis Strand, 1910
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Eulophonotus nigrodiscalis Yakovlev, 2011
Eulophonotus stephania Druce, 1887
Eulophonotus stephanius (Druce, 1887)⇒ Xyleutes stephania Druce, 1887
Indarbela tegula Distant, 1897
Kroonia fumealis Janse, 1925
Kroonia heikeae I. Lehmann, 2010
Kroonia honeyi I. Lehmann, 2010
Kroonia natalica Hampson, 1910
Lebedodes castanea Janse, 1925
Lebedodes durbanica (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Macrocossus coelebs H.K. Clench, 1959
Lebedodes fumealis (Janse, 1925)⇒ Kroonia fumealis Janse, 1925
Lebedodes natalica (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Kroonia natalica Hampson, 1910
Lebedodes reticulata Gaede, 1929
Lebedodes rufithorax Hampson, 1910
Lebedodes violascens Gaede, 1929
Lebedodes wichgrafi Grünberg, 1910
Lichtensteiniana aloides Mey, 2015
Lichtensteiniana brandbergensis Mey, 2015
Lichtensteiniana fuscoalaria Mey, 2015
Lichtensteiniana maritima Mey, 2016
Lichtensteiniana orania Mey, 2016
Lichtensteiniana punctulata Walker, 1856
Lichtensteiniana strigulata Gaede, 1929
Lichtensteiniana strigulatus Gaede, 1929
Lichtensteiniana tessellatus Clench, 1959
Macrocossus caducus H.K. Clench, 1959
Macrocossus coelebs H.K. Clench, 1959
Macrocossus rudis (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Macrocossus toluminus Druce, 1887
Marshalliana bivittata Aurivillius, 1901
Marshalliana jansei (Gaede, 1929)⇒ Marshalliana bivittata Aurivillius, 1901
Marshalliana latevittata Hering, 1949
Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Metarbela albitorquata (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Arbelodes albitorquata Hampson, 1910
Metarbela costistrigata Hampson, 1920
Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910
Metarbela dialeuca Hampson, 1910
Metarbela dietermeyi Mey, 2024
Metarbela diodonta Hampson, 1916
Metarbela distincta Le Cerf, 1922
Metarbela flavicolor (Janse, 1925)⇒ Arbelodes flavicolor Janse, 1925
Metarbela heringi (Janse, 1930)⇒ Arbelodes heringi Janse, 1930
Metarbela iridescens (Janse, 1925)⇒ Arbelodes shimonii I. Lehmann, 2010
Metarbela kobesi I. Lehmann, 2007
Metarbela leucostigma Hampson, 1910
Metarbela lornadepewae I. Lehmann, 2008
Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005
Metarbela neurosticta Hampson, 1910
Metarbela trisignata Gaede, 1929
Metarbela tuckeri Butler, 1875
Metarbela weinmanni I. Lehmann, 2007
Metarbelodes umtaliana Aurivillius, 1901
Meyoarabiella karooensis Mey, 2016
Meyoarabiella meyi Yakovlev, 2008
Meyoarabiella naumanni Yakovlev, 2020
Meyoarabiella vansoni Yakovlev, 2020
Namibiocossus danieli Clench, 1959
Namibiocossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
Namibiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929
Namibiocossus uhligorum Mey, 2015
Oreocossus kilimanjarensis Holland, 1892
Oreocossus occidentalis Strand, 1913
Ortharbela albivenata Hampson, 1910
Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818
Paralebedella carnescens Hampson, 1910
Paropta henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Paropta pharaonis (Warren & Rot..., 1905)⇒ Alcterogystia nilotica Joannis, 1910
Pecticossus castaneus (Gaede, 1929)⇒ Arctiocossus castaneus Gaede, 1929
Pecticossus gaerdesi (Daniel, 1956)⇒ Arctiocossus strigulatus Gaede, 1929
Pettigramma spiculata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Salagena violetta Gaede, 1929
Phragmataecia andarana Clench, 1959
Phragmataecia boisduvalii (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi R.V. Yakovlev, 2009
Phragmataecia innominata Dalla Torre, 1923
Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910
Phragmataecia okovangae Clench, 1959
Phragmataecia reticulata (Püngeler, 1900)⇒ Phragmataecia innominata Dalla Torre, 1923
Polyphagozerra coffeae Nietner, 1861Red Coffee Borer
Porthetes dissimilis Hesse, 1928
Porthetes hispidus
Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, 1818Carpenter worm
Rethona albifasciata Hampson, 1910
Rethona strigosa Walker, 1855
Salagena albovenosa Mey, 2011
Salagena meyi Lehmann, 2007
Salagena narses Fawcett, 1916
Salagena obsolescens Hampson, 1910
Salagena reticulata Janse, 1925
Salagena tessellata Distant, 1897
Salagena transversa Walker, 1865
Salagena violetta Gaede, 1929
Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Strigocossus crassa Drury, 1782
Strigocossus elephas R.V. Yakovlev, 2013
Strigocossus kilimandjarae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Strigocossus leucopteris (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus moderata Walker, 1856
Strigocossus moderata Walker, 1856
Strigocossus moderatus (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus vosseleri Walker, 1856
Strigocossus ochricosta Fletcher, 1968
Strigocossus vosseleri (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus moderata Walker, 1856
Stroehleia timi Yakovlev, 2021
Tarsozeuzera ustjuzhanini Yakovlev, 2011
Teragra althodes Hampson, 1920
Teragra cammae I. Lehmann, 2007
Teragra conspersa Walker, 1855
Teragra guttifera Hampson, 1910
Teragra irvingi Janse, 1925
Teragra leucostigma (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005
Teragra macroptera Mey, 2011
Teragra neurosticta (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Metarbela distincta Le Cerf, 1922
Teragra punctana Mey, 2011
Teragra quadrangula Gaede, 1929
Teragra sticticosta (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Arbelodes varii I. Lehmann, 2010
Teragra vogti Bethune-Baker, 1927
Trismelasmos chakra Yakovlev, 2011
Xyleutes atriplaga Le Cerf, 1919
Xyleutes capensis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Xyleutes crassus (Drury, 1782)⇒ Strigocossus crassa Drury, 1782
Xyleutes dictyotephra (Clench, 1959)⇒ Aethalopteryx dictyotephra Clench, 1959
Xyleutes forsteri (Clench, 1959)⇒ Aethalopteryx forsteri Clench, 1959
Xyleutes inclusa Walker, 1856
Xyleutes leucopteris (Houlbert, 1916)⇒ Strigocossus vosseleri Walker, 1856
Xyleutes lunifera Hampson, 1910
Xyleutes polioplaga Hampson, 1910
Xyleutes sjoestedti (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Strigocossus kilimandjarae Walker, 1856
Xyleutes speciosus (Houlbert, 1916)⇒ Xyleutes crassus Drury, 1782
Xyleutes squameus (Distant, 1902)⇒ Aethalopteryx squameus Distant, 1902
Xyleutes stephania Druce, 1887
Xyleutes vosseleri (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus moderata Walker, 1856
Zeuzera asylas Cramer, 1777
Zeuzera aurivillii (Kirby, 1892)⇒ Azygophleps otello Yakovlev, 2011
Zeuzera coffeae (Nietner, 1861)⇒ Zeuzera virens Nietner, 1861
Zeuzera liturata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Azygophleps otello Yakovlev, 2011
Zeuzera moderata (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus vosseleri Walker, 1856
Zeuzera petax (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Azygophleps legraini Yakovlev & S..., 2011
Zeuzera sponda (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Catopta albothoracis Hua, Chou, F..., 1990
Zeuzera virens Nietner, 1861Red Coffee Borer
Zeuzerops hyalinipennis (Strand, 1910)⇒ Eulophonotus nigrodiscalis Yakovlev, 2011

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
18
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCossulinae
Hodges, 1983
Cossuline Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetarbelinae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths
14
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZeuzerinae
Boisduval, 1828
Zeuzerine Moths
15
96
Genera
Species

Taxom



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