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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
395
2251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
29
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
29 Genera with 181 Species
#ACDEHIMNPSUZ
Acria Stephens, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Agonopterix Hübner, 188113SpeciesTaxom
Amontes Viette, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Anchinia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Antaeotricha Zeller, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoclista Stainton, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cryphioxena Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1879Elachista Algae18SpeciesTaxom
Eretmograptis Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 200459SpeciesTaxom
Eutorna Meyrick, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Haplochrois Meyrick, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Herbulotiana Viette, 198817SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsis Walsingham, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Microcolona Meyrick, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Mnarolitia Viette, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Mocquerysiella Viette, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Myrrhinitis Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nasamonica Meyrick, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Pisinidea Butler, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodora Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 201218SpeciesTaxom
Zaratha F. Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Zarathra Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
181 Species
Acria psamatholeuca Meyrick, 1930
Agonopterix communis Meyrick, 1920
Agonopterix compacta Meyrick, 1914
Agonopterix crypsicosma Meyrick, 1920
Agonopterix dryocrates Meyrick, 1921
Agonopterix glyphidopa Meyrick, 1828
Agonopterix goughi Bradley, 1958
Agonopterix grammatopa Meyrick, 1920
Agonopterix homogenes Meyrick, 1920
Agonopterix liesella Viette, 1987
Agonopterix melanarcha Meyrick, 1913
Agonopterix neoxesta Meyrick, 1918
Agonopterix nyctalopis Meyrick, 1930
Agonopterix trimenella Walsingham, 1881
Amontes princeps Viette, 1958
Anchinia furculata Meyrick, 1924
Anchinia oenochares Meyrick, 1924
Antaeotricha ovata Walsingham, 1881
Chrysoclista hygrophilella Viette, 1957
Cryphioxena haplomorpha Meyrick, 1921
Depressaria clausulata Meyrick, 1911
Depressaria orthobathra Meyrick, 1918
Depressaria panurga Meyrick, 1920
Depressaria prospicua Meyrick, 1914
Depressaria rhodoscelis Meyrick, 1920
Elachista brevis Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1909
Elachista cordata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Elachista delocharis Meyrick, 1932
Elachista gypsophila Meyrick, 1911
Elachista inscia Meyrick, 1913
Elachista iriphaea Meyrick, 1932
Elachista justificata Meyrick, 1926
Elachista kakamegensis Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista longispina Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista merimnaea Meyrick, 1920
Elachista nymphaea Meyrick, 1911
Elachista oritropha Bradley, 1965
Elachista planca Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista semophanta Meyrick, 1914
Elachista sparsula Meyrick, 1921
Elachista trifasciata Wollaston, 1879St Helenian Three-banded Grass-miner
Eretmograptis coniodoxa Meyrick, 1938
Ethmia aberdaresi Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia ampanella Viette, 1976
Ethmia andranella Viette, 1976
Ethmia anikini Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia argomicta Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia atriflorella Viette, 1958
Ethmia austronamibiensis Mey, 2011
Ethmia ballistis Meyrick, 1908
Ethmia baronella Viette, 1976
Ethmia befasiella Viette, 1958
Ethmia bicolorella Guenée, 1879
Ethmia bradleyi Viette, 1952
Ethmia circumdatellus Walker, 1863
Ethmia cirrhosoma Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia comoriensis Viette, 1963
Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia dactylia Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia decaryanum Viette, 1954
Ethmia deconfiturella Viette, 1963
Ethmia ditreta Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia epiloxa Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia fluviatilis Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia glabra Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia glandifera Meyrick, 1918
Ethmia griveaudi Viette, 1976
Ethmia hamaxastra Meyrick, 1930
Ethmia hemicosma Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia judicialis Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia kagamegensis Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia karasbergensis Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia kuisibi Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia kunenica Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia leucocirrha Meyrick, 1926
Ethmia linosella Viette, 1976
Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852
Ethmia melanocrates Meyrick, 1923
Ethmia namella Mey, 2011
Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880Kou leaf worm
Ethmia novoryella Viette, 1976
Ethmia oberthurella Viette, 1958
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Ethmia oculimarginata Diakonoff, 1947
Ethmia ogovensis Strand, 1913
Ethmia pericentrota Meyrick, 1926
Ethmia phricotypa Bradley, 1965
Ethmia pylonotella Viette, 1956
Ethmia pylorella Viette, 1956
Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
Ethmia quinquenotella Chrétien, 1915
Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia saalmullerella Viette, 1958
Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Ethmia sotsaella Viette, 1976
Ethmia spyrathodes Meyrick, 1922
Ethmia tamaridella Rebel, 1907
Ethmia taxiacta Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia tyranthes Meyrick, 1934
Ethmia vulcanica Kun, 2004
Eutorna diluvialis Meyrick, 1913
Eutorna punctinigrella Viette, 1955
Exaeretia hermophila Meyrick, 1922
Haplochrois ganota Meyrick, 1911
Haplochrois halans Meyrick, 1924
Haplochrois hysterota Meyrick, 1918
Haplochrois picropa Meyrick, 1921
Herbulotiana abceda Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana altitudinella Viette, 1963
Herbulotiana atypicella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana benoistella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana bernardiiella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana bicolorata Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana catalaella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana collectella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana halarcta Meyrick, 1917
Herbulotiana longifascia Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana paulianella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana robustella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana rungsella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana septella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana vadonella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana violacea Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana zorobella Viette, 1988
Hypercallia haematella Felder, 1875
Hypercallia sincera Meyrick, 1909
Hypercallia subreticulata Walsingham, 1881
Ischnopsis angustella Walsingham, 1881
Ischnopsis enopias Meyrick, 1914
Ischnopsis melanogma (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Iriothyrsa melanogma Meyrick, 1908
Ischnopsis pilifera Meyrick, 1921
Microcolona omphalias Meyrick, 1913
Microcolona pantomima Meyrick, 1917
Mnarolitia ambreella Viette, 1968
Mnarolitia griveaudi Viette, 1967
Mnarolitia nectaropa Meyrick, 1914
Mnarolitia paulianellum Viette, 1954
Mnarolitia similans Viette, 1967
Mnarolitia sylvestrella Viette, 1968
Mocquerysiella albicosta Viette, 1954
Mocquerysiella argoplacella Viette, 1988
Mocquerysiella bourginella Viette, 1954
Myrrhinitis sporeuta Meyrick, 1913
Nasamonica oxymorpha Meyrick, 1922
Perittia aganopa Meyrick, 1911
Perittia eselkopensis Mey, 2011
Perittia infumata Meyrick, 1914
Perittia nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Perittia pachyzona Meyrick, 1921
Perittia secutrix Meyrick, 1914
Pisinidea exsuperans Meyrick, 1920
Sphecodora porphyrias Meyrick, 1920
Stenoma complanella Walsingham, 1891
Stenoma dicentra Meyrick, 1913
Stenoma modicola Meyrick, 1911
Stenoma reticens Meyrick, 1917
Stenoma simulatrix Meyrick, 1914
Stenoma stolida Meyrick, 1911
Urodeta absidata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta acerba Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta acinacella J. de Prins ..., 2012
Urodeta aculeata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta bucera Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta crenata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta falciferella Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta gnoma Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta maculata Mey, 2007
Urodeta quadrifida J. de Prins ..., 2012
Urodeta spatulata Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta taeniata Mey, 2007
Urodeta talea Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta tantilla Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta tortuosa Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta trilobata J. de Prins ..., 2012
Zaratha muricicoma Walsingham, 1891
Zarathra muricicoma Walsingham, 1891

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
6
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
2
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
6
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elachistidae at artfakta.se
Elachistidae at dyntaxa.se
Elachistidae at gbif.org
Elachistidae at irmng.org
Elachistidae at itis.gov