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Checklist for Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
701
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
464
946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
27
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
2 Families width 12 Species
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers10SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae (Agenjo, 1966)Little Bear Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
10 Genera with 12 Species
Azygophleps Hampson, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Kroonia I. Lehmann, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Macrocossus Aurivillius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Marshalliana Aurivillius, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Metarbela Holland, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Nigilgia Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phycodes Guenée, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Strigocossus Houlbert, 17821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
12 Species
Azygophleps inclusa Walker, 1856
Azygophleps scalaris Fabricius, 1775Sesbania stem borer
Cossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)⇒ Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Kroonia carteri I. Lehmann, 2010
Macrocossus rudis (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Macrocossus toluminus Druce, 1887
Marshalliana latevittata Hering, 1949
Metarbela abdulrahmani I. Lehmann, 2008
Nigilgia albitogata Walsingham, 1891
Phycodes albitogata (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Nigilgia albitogata Walsingham, 1891
Strigocossus crassa Drury, 1782

Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Gambia
FamilyBrachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths
2
2
Genera
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
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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