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Checklist for Subfamily Elachistinae Bruand, 1850 (Elachistines)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
2162
13533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
14
619
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
57
423
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
17
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
17 Genera with 127 Species
Canariana Traugott-Olsen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cleroptila Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cryphioxena Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1908Elachista Algae57SpeciesTaxom
Eretmograptis Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Gibraltarensis Traugott-Olsen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mendesia Joannis, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Myrrhinitis Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 200924SpeciesTaxom
Phthinostoma Meyrick, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Polymetis Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pretoriana Traugott-Olsen, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Proterochyta Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Stephensia Stainton, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Symphoristis Meyrick, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 201221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
127 Species
Canariana cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Cleroptila chelonitis Meyrick, 1914
Cryphioxena haplomorpha Meyrick, 1921
Elachista (Aphelosetia) bisulcella Duponchel, 1843Yellow-tipped Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) catalana Parenti, 1978
Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispilella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Elachista triatomea Haworth, 1828
Elachista (Aphelosetia) gormella Nielsen & Tr..., 1987
Elachista (Aphelosetia) nuraghella Amsel, 1951
Elachista (Aphelosetia) vulcana Kaila, 2011
Elachista (Aphelosetia) zuernbaueri (Parenti, 1978)⇒ Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978
Elachista (Atachia) chloropepla Meyrick, 1897
Elachista (Elachista) canapennella Hübner, 1813Little Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) canariella Nielsen & Tr..., 1987
Elachista (Elachista) contaminatella Zeller, 1847
Elachista (Elachista) encumeadae Kaila & Kars..., 2002
Elachista (Elachista) tanaella Aarvik & Ber..., 2003
Elachista arenbergeri Traugott-Olsen, 1988
Elachista bizonatella (Turati, 1930)⇒ Ascalenia centropselia Meyrick, 1931
Elachista brevis Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista bromella Chrétien, 1915
Elachista candidella Sruoga & Sinev, 2017
Elachista chelonites Meyrick, 1909
Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1909
Elachista corbicula Kaila, 2011
Elachista cordata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Elachista delocharis Meyrick, 1932
Elachista elaphria Kaila, 2011
Elachista elksourensis Kaila, 2005
Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011
Elachista gypsophila Meyrick, 1911
Elachista inscia Meyrick, 1913
Elachista iriphaea Meyrick, 1932
Elachista irrorata Braun, 1920
Elachista justificata Meyrick, 1926
Elachista kakamegensis Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista ksarella Chrétien, 1908
Elachista lambeseella Nielsen & Tr..., 1987
Elachista longispina Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista maboulella Chrétien, 1915
Elachista merimnaea Meyrick, 1920
Elachista merinaella Viette, 1956
Elachista michelseni Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista moroccoensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista nymphaea Meyrick, 1911
Elachista olemartini Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista orestella Braun, 1908
Elachista oritropha Bradley, 1965
Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988
Elachista patania Kaila, 2011
Elachista planca Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista rissaniensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista semophanta Meyrick, 1914
Elachista senecai Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista sparsula Meyrick, 1921
Elachista totalbella Chrétien, 1908
Elachista trifasciata Wollaston, 1879St Helenian Three-banded Grass-miner
Elachista vartianae Parenti, 1981
Elachista wadielhiraensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista zabella Chrétien, 1908
Eretmograptis coniodoxa Meyrick, 1938
Gibraltarensis calpella Walsingham, 1908
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Mendesia aganopa (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Perittia antauges Kaila, 2011
Mendesia inscia (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Elachista inscia Meyrick, 1913
Mendesia secutrix (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Perittia secutrix Meyrick, 1914
Myrrhinitis sporeuta Meyrick, 1913
Perittia aganopa Meyrick, 1911
Perittia antauges Kaila, 2011
Perittia bullatella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Gibraltarensis calpella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Canariana cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Perittia calpella (Walsingham, 1905)⇒ Gibraltarensis calpella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia carlinella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Perittia cinereipunctella Turati, 1930
Perittia constantinella Rebel, 1901
Perittia echiella Joannis, 1902
Perittia eselkopensis Mey, 2011
Perittia falciferella (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Perittia gnoma (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta inusta Kaila, 2011
Perittia infumata Meyrick, 1914
Perittia junnilaisella Kaila, 2009
Perittia lavandulae (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Canariana cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Perittia nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Perittia pachyzona Meyrick, 1921
Perittia passula Kaila, 1995
Perittia ptychospila Meyrick, 1918
Perittia secutrix Meyrick, 1914
Perittia sepulchrella Stainton, 1872
Perittia spatulata (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta spatulata Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Perittia tantilla (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta tantilla Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
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
Polymetis carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Perittia carlinella Walsingham, 1908
Pretoriana longirostris Villeneuve, 1938
Pretoriana maculosa Villeneuve, 1916
Pretoriana majestica Curran, 1940
Pretoriana setosa Curran, 1938
Proterochyta epicoena Meyrick, 1918
Stephensia calpella Walsingham, 1908
Stephensia cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Stephensia staudingeri Nielsen & Tr..., 1981
Symphoristis nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Symphoristis ptychospila (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Perittia nimbifera Meyrick, 1913
Urodeta absidata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta acerba Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta acinacella J. de Prins ..., 2012
Urodeta aculeata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta bisigna Sruoga & De ..., 2022
Urodeta bucera Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta crenata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta falcata Sruoga & De ..., 2022
Urodeta falciferella Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta gnoma Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta inusta Kaila, 2011
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

Subnodes of Elachistinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeElachistini
4
87
Genera
Species

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