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Checklist for Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
82
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 13 Species
Cossidae (Leach, 1815)Borers8SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
8 Genera with 13 Species
Chalcidica Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Miscera Walker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nigilgia Walker, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Paranigilgia Kallies, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Saccocera Kallies, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Synechodes Turner, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Trismelasmos Schoorl, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Xyleutes Hübner, 19554SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
13 Species
Chalcidica minea Cramer, 1779
Chalcidica mineus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Chalcidica minea Cramer, 1779
Miscera basichrysa Lower, 1916
Nigilgia atribractea Kallies, 2013
Paranigilgia brandti Kallies, 2013
Saccocera panaras Kallies, 2013
Synechodes papuana Heppner, 1990
Trismelasmos minimus Houlbert, 1916
Trismelasmos papuana Roepke, 1955
Xyleutes hyphinoe Cramer, 1777
Xyleutes mineus Cramer, 1777
Xyleutes minimus (Houlbert, 1916)⇒ Trismelasmos minimus Houlbert, 1916
Xyleutes papuana (Roepke, 1955)⇒ Trismelasmos papuana Roepke, 1955

Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyBrachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths
5
5
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
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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