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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
354
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
290
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
58
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
4 Genera with 10 Species
Elachista Treitschke, 1914Elachista Algae4SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsis Walsingham, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
10 Species
Elachista chelonites Meyrick, 1909
Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1909
Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011
Elachista semophanta Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Ischnopsis enopias Meyrick, 1914
Stenoma modicola Meyrick, 1911

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
1
1
Genus
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