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Checklist for Subfamily Cossinae Leach, 1815 (Carpenter moths)
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
 
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
18
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
18 Genera with 84 Species
Afrikanetz R.V. Yakovlev, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Alcterogystia Schoorl, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 195914SpeciesTaxom
Brachylia Felder, 191313SpeciesTaxom
Camellocossus R.V. Yakovlev, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Coryphodema Felder, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 191312SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensteiniana Mey, 19599SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Meyoarabiella Yakovlev, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Namibiocossus Mey, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Paracossulus Schoorl, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paropta Staudinger, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Pecticossus Felder, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Prionoxystus Grote, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Rethona Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Stroehleia Yakovlev, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
84 Species and 1 Subspecies
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
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
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
Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
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
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
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
Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818
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
Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, 1818Carpenter worm
Rethona albifasciata Hampson, 1910
Rethona strigosa Walker, 1855
Stroehleia timi Yakovlev, 2021

Subnodes of Cossinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeCossini
Leach, 1815
1
1
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Links, sources and further information
Cossinae at artfakta.se
Cossinae at dyntaxa.se
Cossinae at itis.gov