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Checklist of Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 (Borers)
for Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
404
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
403
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
402
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
236
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
22
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
12
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
12 Genera with 32 Species
Arctiocossus Felder, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Brachygystia Schoorl, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Catopta Staudinger, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 19349SpeciesTaxom
Dyspessa Hübner, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Eremocossus Hampson, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Holcocerus Staudinger, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Hypopta Hübner, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Lamellocossus Daniel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mormogystia Schoorl, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Wiltshireocossus1SpeciesTaxom
Wiltshirocossus Yakovlev, 19322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Brachygystia mauretanicus Lucas, 1907
Catopta minor (Rungs, 1972)⇒ Brachygystia mauretanicus Lucas, 1907
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 mauretanicus (D. Lucas, 1907)⇒ Brachygystia mauretanicus Lucas, 1907
Cossus saharae (D. Lucas, 1907)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Cossus tahlai (Dumont, 1932)⇒ Arctiocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Cossus turati Krüger, 1934
Dyspessa algeriensis Rambur, 1866
Dyspessa fuscula Staudinger, 1892
Dyspessa intermedia (Krüger, 1939)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Dyspessa kabylaria A. Bang-Haas, 1906
Eremocossus senegalensis (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Eremocossus vaulogeri Staudinger, 1897
Eremocossus vaulogeri hartigi Rebel, 1935
Eremocossus vaulogeri saharae Lucas, 1907
Holcocerus baloutchistanensis (Daniel, 1945)⇒ Cossus bianchii Krüger, 1934
Holcocerus desioi (Turati, 1936)⇒ Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus faroulti (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus persicus (Austaut, 1897)⇒ Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884
Holcocerus powelli (Oberthür, 1911)⇒ Brachygystia mauretanicus Lucas, 1907
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
Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Wiltshireocossus tahlai Dumont, 1932
Wiltshirocossus aries Püngeler, 1902
Wiltshirocossus tahlai Dumont, 1932

Subnodes of Cossidae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCossulinae
Hodges, 1983
Cossuline Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHypoptinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Hypoptine Moths
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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