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Checklist for Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1251
3349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1248
3346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1242
3337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
890
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
5
46
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
3
22
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Angola
3 Families width 53 Species
Cossidae (Leach, 1815)Borers51SpeciesTaxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Angola
22 Genera with 53 Species
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Aethalopteryx Schoorl, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Alophonotus Schoorl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Arctiocossus Felder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Azygophleps Hampson, 192710SpeciesTaxom
Callocossus Felder, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dudgeonea Hampson, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Metarbela Holland, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Mirocossus Schoorl, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Mountelgonia Lehmann, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Namibiocossus Mey, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nigilgia Walker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Oreocossus Aurivillius, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paralophonotus Schoorl, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phragmataecia Newman, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Salagena Walker, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Strigocossus Houlbert, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Tarsozeuzera Schoorl, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Teragra Walker, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Xyleutes Hübner, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzera Latreille, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
53 Species
Aethalopteryx atriplaga Le Cerf, 1919
Aethalopteryx forsteri Clench, 1959
Aethalopteryx squameus Distant, 1902
Aethalopteryx tristis Gaede, 1915
Alophonotus rauana Strand, 1909
Arctiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929
Azygophleps asylas Cramer, 1779
Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps junkeri Yakovlev & Witt, 2017
Azygophleps kovtunovitchi Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & S..., 2011
Azygophleps legraini Yakovlev & S..., 2011
Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902
Azygophleps scalaris Fabricius, 1775Sesbania stem borer
Azygophleps tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927)⇒ Strigocossus tandoensis Bethune-Baker, 1927
Callocossus rauana Strand, 1909
Dudgeonea malagassa Viette, 1957
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Macrocossus toluminus Druce, 1887
Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910
Metarbela dialeuca Hampson, 1910
Metarbela diodonta Hampson, 1916
Metarbela distincta Le Cerf, 1922
Metarbela erecta Gaede, 1929
Metarbela inconspicua Gaede, 1929
Metarbela sphacobapta Tams, 1929
Mirocossus kibwezi R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Mirocossus sombo R.V. Yakovlev, 2011
Mountelgonia percivali I. Lehmann, 2013
Namibiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929
Nigilgia eucallynta Meyrick, 1937
Oreocossus occidentalis Strand, 1913
Paralophonotus auroguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Phragmataecia andarana Clench, 1959
Phragmataecia okovangae Clench, 1959
Salagena mirabilis Le Cerf, 1919
Salagena quentinlukei I. Lehmann, 2008
Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Strigocossus crassa Drury, 1782
Strigocossus elephas R.V. Yakovlev, 2013
Strigocossus moderata Walker, 1856
Strigocossus otti Yakovlev, Su..., 2019
Strigocossus tandoensis Bethune-Baker, 1927
Tarsozeuzera livingstoni Yakovlev, 2006
Teragra neurosticta (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Metarbela distincta Le Cerf, 1922
Teragra villiersi Rougeot, 1977
Xyleutes atriplaga Le Cerf, 1919
Xyleutes capensis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Xyleutes cretacea Butler, 1878
Xyleutes inclusa Walker, 1856
Zeuzera asylas Cramer, 1777
Zeuzera petax (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Azygophleps legraini Yakovlev & S..., 2011

Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Angola
FamilyBrachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCossidae
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
20
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDudgeoneidae
Berger, 1958
Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths, Lace Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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