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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
347
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
308
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
65
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
22
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
15 Genera with 33 Species
Athrips Billberg, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Carterica Thomson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Filatima Busck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Paltoloma Ghesquière, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pityocona Meyrick, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Symmetrischema Povolny, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tecia Strand, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus6SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichembola Meyrick, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Athrips phaeomicta Meyrick, 1936
Carterica cincticornis (Bates, 1865)⇒ Carterica pygmaea Bates, 1881
Carterica pygmaea Bates, 1881
Chionodes carpella (Douglas, 1850)⇒ Chionodes fumatella Douglas, 1850
Dichomeris achlyodes Meyrick, 1904
Dichomeris castanea Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris craspedotis Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris leontovitchi Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris opalina Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris pammiges Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris phaeothina Ghesquière, 1940
Filatima lithodes Walsingham, 1911
Helcystogramma microsema Meyrick, 1911
Paltoloma paleata Ghesquière, 1940
Pityocona probleta Bradley, 1961
Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875Red-necked peanut worm
Symmetrischema tangolias Gyen, 1913Andean potato tuber moth
Tecia solanivora Povolny, 1973Central American Potato Tuber Moth
Telemachus crana crilla
Telemachus cretatus
Telemachus erana
Telemachus haywardi
Telemachus meretrix
Telemachus staudingeri
Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
16
14
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