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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
354
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
290
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
58
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
15
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
15 Genera with 33 Species
Anarsia Zeller, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1914Mountain Horned Agama3SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Bucolarcha Meyrick, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Encolpotis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Mometa Durrant, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Proselotis Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
33 Species
Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Anarsia gravata Meyrick, 1911
Aspades armatovalva Janse, 1963
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Brachmia digitata Meyrick, 1914
Brachmia septella Zeller, 1852
Brachmia torva Meyrick, 1914
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Bucolarcha geodes (Meyrick, 1929)⇒ Mesophleps geodes Meyrick, 1929
Dichomeris arquata H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Dichomeris dentata H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Dichomeris erixantha Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris excepta Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris famosa Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris leucocosma Meyrick, 1916
Dichomeris ligulacea H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Dichomeris oenombra Meyrick, 1914
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909
Helcystogramma digitata Meyrick, 1914
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Mesophleps geodes Meyrick, 1929
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Mesophleps safranella Legrand, 1966
Mometa infricta Meyrick, 1916
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Proselotis sceletodes Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa munita Bidzilya, 2021
Sergeya malawica Bidzilya, Me..., 2024

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
9
16
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