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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
234
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
225
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
51
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
16
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
16 Genera with 22 Species
Anarsia Zeller, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Argolamprotes Benander, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1907Mountain Horned Agama1SpeciesTaxom
Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Thiognatha Meyrick, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
22 Species
Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia vinsonella Viette, 1957
Argolamprotes micella Denis & Schi..., 1775Bramble Bronze
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Bryotropha domestica Haworth, 1828House Groundling
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris alacella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Dichomeris ochripalpella Zeller, 1873
Dichomeris hortulana Meyrick, 1918
Dichomeris mameti Viette, 1953
Gelechia ligniferella (Bojer, 1856)⇒ Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856
Gelechia sanctaehelenae (Bojer, 1856)⇒ Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Thiognatha mameti Viette, 1953
Thiotricha tenuis Walsingham, 1891

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
1
Genus
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