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Checklist of Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
for Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
752
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
752
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
159
721
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
647
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
227
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
1 Family width 6 Species
Cossidae (Leach, 1815)Borers6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nairobi
5 Genera with 6 Species
Metarbela Holland, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelodes Strand, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Oreocossus Aurivillius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Salagena Walker, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Xyleutes Hübner, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
6 Species
Metarbela latifasciata Gaede, 1929
Metarbela nubifera Bethune-Baker, 1909
Metarbelodes obliqualinea Bethune-Baker, 1909
Oreocossus kilimanjarensis Holland, 1892
Salagena bennybytebieri I. Lehmann, 2008
Xyleutes sjoestedti (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Strigocossus kilimandjarae Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Nairobi
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
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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