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Checklist for Family Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 (Old World Spiny Winged 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
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
163
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriocottidae
Spuler, 1898
Old World Spiny Winged Moths, Old World spiny-winged moths
5
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
5 Genera with 42 Species
Cathalistis Meyrick, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Compsoctena Zeller, 191436SpeciesTaxom
Eucryptogona Lower, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Kruegerellus Mey & Sobczyk, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Tetracladessa Gozmany & VĂ¡ri, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
42 Species
Cathalistis bispinosa Mey, 2011
Cathalistis orinephela Meyrick, 1917
Cathalistis secularis Meyrick, 1918
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 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 inquinatalis (Walker, 1863)⇒ Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Compsoctena isopetra Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena kaokoveldi Mey, 2011
Compsoctena leucoconis Meyrick, 1926
Compsoctena lycophanes Meyrick, 1924
Compsoctena melitoplaca Meyrick, 1927
Compsoctena melitoploca Meyrick, 1927
Compsoctena microctenis Meyrick, 1914
Compsoctena natalana (Walker, 1864)⇒ Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
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 scriba Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena spilophanes Meyrick, 1921
Compsoctena subauratana (Walker, 1866)⇒ Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Compsoctena susurrans Meyrick, 1911
Compsoctena talarodes Meyrick, 1927
Compsoctena terrestris Meyrick, 1914
Eucryptogona secularis (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Cathalistis secularis Meyrick, 1918
Kruegerellus singularis Mey & Sobczyk, 2019
Tetracladessa chalcoxesta Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Eriocottidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyCompsocteninae
Dierl, 1970
4
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



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