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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
217
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
10
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
3 Genera with 4 Species
Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mormogystia Schoorl, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Paropta Staudinger, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
4 Species
Afroarabiella buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Mormogystia proleuca Hampson, 1896
Mormogystia reibellii Oberthür, 1876
Paropta buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)⇒ Afroarabiella buchanani Rothschild, 1921


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