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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1343
5444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
1197
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
372
1830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
34
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
34 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEGHIMNPSTU
Agonopterix Hübner, 188112SpeciesTaxom
Agrioceros Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Anchinia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Antaeotricha Zeller, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Bibarrambla Clarke, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cleroptila Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1921Elachista Algae13SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 200426SpeciesTaxom
Eutoma Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eutorna Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Haplochrois Meyrick, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Iriothyrsa Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsis Walsingham, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Mendesia Joannis, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Microcolona Meyrick, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Myrrhinitis Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nites Hodges, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 191410SpeciesTaxom
Phthinostoma Meyrick, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Pisinidea Butler, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Platybathra Meyrick, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Pretoriana Traugott-Olsen, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Proterochyta Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Symphoristis Meyrick, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Talitha Faure, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Tonica Walker, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 20126SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
130 Species
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 melanarcha Meyrick, 1913
Agonopterix neoxesta Meyrick, 1918
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Agonopterix trimenella Walsingham, 1881
Agrioceros platycypha Meyrick, 1928
Anchinia furculata Meyrick, 1924
Anchinia oenochares Meyrick, 1924
Antaeotricha monoclona Meyrick, 1932
Antaeotricha ovata Walsingham, 1881
Bibarrambla allenella Walsingham, 1882Bog Bibarrambla
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Cleroptila chelonitis Meyrick, 1914
Depressaria clausulata Meyrick, 1911
Depressaria homogenes Meyrick, 1920
Depressaria orthobathra Meyrick, 1918
Depressaria panurga Meyrick, 1920
Depressaria prospicua Meyrick, 1914
Depressaria rhodoscelis Meyrick, 1920
Elachista (Atachia) chloropepla Meyrick, 1897
Elachista chelonites Meyrick, 1909
Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1909
Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011
Elachista gypsophila Meyrick, 1911
Elachista inscia Meyrick, 1913
Elachista irrorata Braun, 1920
Elachista justificata Meyrick, 1926
Elachista merimnaea Meyrick, 1920
Elachista nymphaea Meyrick, 1911
Elachista orestella Braun, 1908
Elachista sparsula Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia ampanella Viette, 1976
Ethmia anikini Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia austronamibiensis Mey, 2011
Ethmia circumdatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia circumdatellus Walker, 1863
Ethmia cordia Powell, 1973
Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia dactylia Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia epiloxa Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia fluviatilis Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia glandifera Meyrick, 1918
Ethmia hamaxastra Meyrick, 1930
Ethmia hermannstaudei Mey, 2023
Ethmia judicialis Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia karasbergensis Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia kuisibi Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia kunenica Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia leucocirrha Meyrick, 1926
Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852
Ethmia namella Mey, 2011
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Ethmia pericentrota Meyrick, 1926
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Ethmia vulcanica Kun, 2004
Eutoma gratiosum (Sloane, 1897)⇒ Carenum gratiosum Sloane, 1897
Eutorna diluvialis Meyrick, 1913
Exaeretia (Depressariodes) ciniflonella LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846Scotch Flat-body
Gonionota hyptiotes Clarke, 1964
Haplochrois ganota Meyrick, 1911
Haplochrois halans Meyrick, 1924
Haplochrois hysterota Meyrick, 1918
Hypercallia haematella Felder, 1875
Hypercallia sincera Meyrick, 1909
Hypercallia subreticulata Walsingham, 1881
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Iriothyrsa melanogma Meyrick, 1908
Ischnopsis angustella Walsingham, 1881
Ischnopsis melanogma (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Iriothyrsa melanogma Meyrick, 1908
Ischnopsis pilifera Meyrick, 1921
Mendesia aganopa (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Perittia antauges Kaila, 2011
Mendesia inscia (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Elachista inscia Meyrick, 1913
Mendesia secutrix (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Perittia secutrix Meyrick, 1914
Microcolona omphalias Meyrick, 1913
Microcolona pantomima Meyrick, 1917
Microcolona trigonospila Meyrick, 1897
Myrrhinitis sporeuta Meyrick, 1913
Nites betulella Busck, 1902Birch Leaftier
Perittia aganopa Meyrick, 1911
Perittia antauges Kaila, 2011
Perittia eselkopensis Mey, 2011
Perittia infumata Meyrick, 1914
Perittia junnilaisella Kaila, 2009
Perittia nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Perittia pachyzona Meyrick, 1921
Perittia passula Kaila, 1995
Perittia ptychospila Meyrick, 1918
Perittia secutrix Meyrick, 1914
Phthinostoma infumata (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Perittia junnilaisella Kaila, 2009
Phthinostoma maculata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Urodeta maculata Mey, 2007
Phthinostoma pachyzona (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Perittia passula Kaila, 1995
Phthinostoma taeniata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Urodeta talea Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Pisinidea exsuperans Meyrick, 1920
Platybathra ganota (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Haplochrois ganota Meyrick, 1911
Platybathra hysterota (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Haplochrois hysterota Meyrick, 1918
Pretoriana longirostris Villeneuve, 1938
Pretoriana maculosa Villeneuve, 1916
Pretoriana majestica Curran, 1940
Pretoriana setosa Curran, 1938
Proterochyta epicoena Meyrick, 1918
Stenoma aptila Meyrick, 1915
Stenoma dicentra Meyrick, 1913
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma modicola Meyrick, 1911
Stenoma reticens Meyrick, 1917
Stenoma simulatrix Meyrick, 1914
Stenoma stephanodes Meyrick, 1931
Stenoma stolida Meyrick, 1911
Symphoristis nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Symphoristis ptychospila (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Perittia nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Talitha cincta Faure, 1958
Talitha fusca Faure, 1958
Talitha glandifera Faure, 1958
Tonica pharmacis Diakonoff, 1966
Urodeta acinacella J. de Prins ..., 2012
Urodeta maculata Mey, 2007
Urodeta quadrifida J. de Prins ..., 2012
Urodeta taeniata Mey, 2007
Urodeta talea Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta trilobata J. de Prins ..., 2012

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
13
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
11
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
2
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
3
11
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