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Checklist for Family Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 (Old World Spiny Winged 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
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
4
228
1081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriocottidae
Spuler, 1898
Old World Spiny Winged Moths, Old World spiny-winged moths
4
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 45 Species
Cathalistis Meyrick, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Catolbistis Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Compsoctena Zeller, 186340SpeciesTaxom
Tetracladessa Gozmany & VĂ¡ri, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
45 Species
Cathalistis bispinosa Mey, 2011
Cathalistis orinephela Meyrick, 1917
Cathalistis secularis Meyrick, 1918
Catolbistis thrasymedes Meyrick, 1930
Compsoctena aedifica Meyrick, 1908
Compsoctena africanella Strand, 1909
Compsoctena agria Meyrick, 1909
Compsoctena araeopis Meyrick, 1926
Compsoctena autoderma Meyrick, 1914
Compsoctena brachyctenis Meyrick, 1909
Compsoctena brandbergensis Mey, 2007
Compsoctena byrseis Meyrick, 1934
Compsoctena connexalis Walker, 1863
Compsoctena cyclatma Meyrick, 1908
Compsoctena delocrossa Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena dermatodes Meyrick, 1914
Compsoctena expers Meyrick, 1911
Compsoctena fossoria Meyrick, 1920
Compsoctena furciformis Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena isopetra Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena kaokoveldi Mey, 2011
Compsoctena leucoconis Meyrick, 1926
Compsoctena lycophanes Meyrick, 1924
Compsoctena media Walsingham, 1897
Compsoctena melitoploca Meyrick, 1927
Compsoctena microctenis Meyrick, 1914
Compsoctena montana Dierl, 1970
Compsoctena niphocosma Meyrick, 1934
Compsoctena numeraria Meyrick, 1914
Compsoctena ochrastis Meyrick, 1937
Compsoctena ostracitis Meyrick, 1913
Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Compsoctena psammosticha Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena quassa Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena rudis Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena rustica Strand, 1914
Compsoctena scriba Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena secundella Walsingham, 1897
Compsoctena similis Dierl, 1970
Compsoctena spilophanes Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena susurrans Meyrick, 1911
Compsoctena talarodes Meyrick, 1927
Compsoctena terrestris Meyrick, 1914
Compsoctena ursulella Walker, 1863
Tetracladessa chalcoxesta Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Eriocottidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyCompsocteninae
Dierl, 1970
3
44
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eriocottidae at gbif.org
Eriocottidae at irmng.org