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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
340
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
271
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
7
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 8 Species
Anarsia Zeller, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mometa Durrant, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
8 Species
Anarsia guiera Bradley, 1969
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Mometa zemiodes Durrant, 1914
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
5
5
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