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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
354
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
263
560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
40
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
11 Genera with 16 Species
Anarsia Zeller, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Atoponeura Szépligeti, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Prasodryas Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocopa Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
16 Species
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Anarsia pinnata Meyrick, 1931
Aproaerema polychromella Rebel, 1902African Sober
Dichomeris acratopa Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris dolichaula Meyrick, 1931
Dichomeris phaeosarca Meyrick, 1931
Dichomeris schoutedeniella Ghesquière, 1940
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Hypatima mangiferae Sattler, 1989
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Platyedra piceicoma Meyrick, 1931
Prasodryas acratopa Meyrick, 1926
Sclerocopa heliochra Meyrick, 1937
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gelechiidae at artfakta.se
Gelechiidae at dyntaxa.se
Gelechiidae at gbif.org
Gelechiidae at irmng.org
Gelechiidae at itis.gov