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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
337
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
303
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
94
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
8 Genera with 15 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1921Elachista Algae2SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsis Walsingham, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Microcolona Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
15 Species
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Elachista sparsula Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia epiloxa Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia glandifera Meyrick, 1918
Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Ischnopsis melanogma (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Iriothyrsa melanogma Meyrick, 1908
Ischnopsis pilifera Meyrick, 1921
Microcolona pantomima Meyrick, 1917
Perittia pachyzona Meyrick, 1921
Perittia ptychospila Meyrick, 1918
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma stolida Meyrick, 1911

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
1
2
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