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Checklist for Subfamily Cossinae Leach, 1815 (Carpenter moths)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3265
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3261
17615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3251
17595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2110
13317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
6
201
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
4
62
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
58
209
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
15
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
15 Genera with 25 Species
Afrikanetz R.V. Yakovlev, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Assegaj R.V. Yakovlev, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Brachylia Felder, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Coryphodema Felder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Deserticossus Yakovlev, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Gumilevia R.V. Yakovlev, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Holcocerus Staudinger, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Mirocossus Schoorl, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Mormogystia Schoorl, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Namibiocossus Mey, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paracossulus Schoorl, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
25 Species
Afrikanetz bugvan R.V. Yakovlev, 2009
Afrikanetz hoppei Yakovlev, 2019
Afrikanetz inkubu R.V. Yakovlev, 2009
Afroarabiella ochracea Gaede, 1930
Arctiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929
Assegaj clenchi R.V. Yakovlev, 2006
Brachylia albida R.V. Yakovle..., 2011
Brachylia fon R.V. Yakovle..., 2011
Brachylia murzini R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Coryphodema ochracea (Gaede, 1929)⇒ Afroarabiella ochracea Gaede, 1930
Cossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)⇒ Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Deserticossus arenicola Staudinger, 1879
Gumilevia timora R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Gumilevia zhiraph R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Holcocerus ferrugineotinctus (Strand, 1913)⇒ Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta Strand, 1913
Macrocossus rudis (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Macrocossus toluminus Druce, 1887
Mirocossus chukovskyi Yakovlev, 2022
Mirocossus kibwezi R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Mirocossus siniaevi R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Mirocossus sombo R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Mormogystia proleuca Hampson, 1896
Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Namibiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929
Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818


Links, sources and further information
Cossinae at artfakta.se
Cossinae at dyntaxa.se
Cossinae at itis.gov