Checklist of Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6731
56399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6589
56067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
2443
17860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
| 4
311
1667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths | 3
73
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afrotropical
3 Families width 464 Species
Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical | Family | Brachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths | 3
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers, Carpenter Moth, Carpenter moths, Carpenter worm moths, Carpenterworm Moths, Cossid millers, Cossid moths, Goat moths, Leopard moths, Witchetty Grubs | 69
440 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dudgeoneidae
Berger, 1958
Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths, Lace Moths | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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