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Checklist for Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
84
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
2
24
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
2 Families width 45 Species
Cossidae (Leach, 1815)Borers43SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelidae Strand, 1909Tropical Carpenterworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
24 Genera with 45 Species
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Aethalopteryx Schoorl, 20203SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopina Gaede, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Alcterogystia Schoorl, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Alophonotus Schoorl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Azygophleps Hampson, 19687SpeciesTaxom
Callocossus Felder, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Camellocossus R.V. Yakovlev, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Davidlivingstonia Yakovlev, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Haberlandia I. Lehmann, 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Lukeniana Lehmann, Zah..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Oreocossus Aurivillius, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Paropta Staudinger, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Phragmataecia Newman, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Salagena Walker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Strigocossus Houlbert, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Teragra Walker, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Wittoecia Yakovlev, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Xyleutes Hübner, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Zambezia Lehmann, Zah..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzera Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
45 Species
Aethalopteryx obscurascens Gaede, 1930
Aethalopteryx simillima Hampson, 1916
Aethalopteryx strohlei Yakovlev, 2020
Aethiopina semicirculata Gaede, 1929
Afroarabiella strohlei Yakovlev & Witt, 2016
Alcterogystia nilotica Joannis, 1910
Alophonotus rauana Strand, 1909
Azygophleps boisduvalii Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Azygophleps confucianus Yakovlev, 2006
Azygophleps equatorialis Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi R.V. Yakovlev, 2009
Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902
Azygophleps mediopallens (Fletcher, 1968)⇒ Strigocossus mediopallens Fletcher D. S., 1968
Callocossus rauana Strand, 1909
Camellocossus abyssinica Hampson, 1910
Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Camellocossus lalibela Yakovlev & Witt, 2017
Camellocossus strohlei Yakovlev & Witt, 2017
Cossus abyssinica (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Camellocossus abyssinica Hampson, 1910
Cossus abyssinicus (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Camellocossus abyssinica Hampson, 1910
Cossus eutelia (Clench, 1959)⇒ Brachylia eutelia H.K. Clench, 1959
Cossus henleyi (Warren & Rot..., 1905)⇒ Camellocossus henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Cossus sidamo (Rougeot, 1977)⇒ Macrocossus sidano Rougeot, 1977
Davidlivingstonia boisduvalii Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Lukeniana rajaeii Lehmann, Zah..., 2023
Macrocossus sidamo Rougeot, 1977
Macrocossus sidano Rougeot, 1977
Oreocossus kilimanjarensis Holland, 1892
Oreocossus occidentalis Strand, 1913
Oreocossus ungemachi Rougeot, 1977
Paropta henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Paropta pharaonis (Warren & Rot..., 1905)⇒ Alcterogystia nilotica Joannis, 1910
Phragmataecia boisduvalii (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi R.V. Yakovlev, 2009
Salagena fetlaworkae Rougeot, 1977
Strigocossus kushit Yakovlev, 2011
Strigocossus mediopallens Fletcher D. S., 1968
Teragra lemairei Rougeot, 1977
Teragra villiersi Rougeot, 1977
Wittoecia brehmi Yakovlev & Witt, 2016
Xyleutes capensis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Strigocossus capensis Walker, 1856
Xyleutes obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)⇒ Aethalopteryx obscurascens Gaede, 1930
Zambezia diredaouaensis Lehmann, Zah..., 2023
Zeuzera boisduvalii (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi R.V. Yakovlev, 2009

Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
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
22
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMetarbelidae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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