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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
454
5302
18742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
452
5298
18737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
430
5208
18534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4198
16097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1281
3523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1281
3523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1281
3523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
286
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
269
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
68
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
16 Genera with 18 Species
Ardozyga Lower, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Carpatolechia Capuse, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Gonaepa Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Idiophantis Meyrick, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Paratelphusa Janse, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Protolechia Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Psoricoptera Stainton, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sophronia Hubner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Stenolechia Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
18 Species
Brachyacma epichorda (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Carpatolechia proximella Hübner, 1796Black-speckled Groundling
Dichomeris ligyra Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris ochreoviridella Pagenstecher, 1900
Helcystogramma lineolella Zeller, 1839
Helcystogramma rufescens Haworth, 1828Common Zebra Moth
Idiophantis eugeniae Bradley, 1968
Idiophantis thiopeda Meyrick, 1931
Mesophleps epiochra Meyrick, 1886
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Mesophleps parvella H.H. Li & Sa..., 2012
Mesophleps undulatella H.H. Li & Sa..., 2012
Protolechia hedana (Turner, 1919)⇒ Ardozyga hedana Turner, 1919
Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Chionodes bicostomaculella Chambers, 1872
Sophronia semicostella Hübner, 1813White-shouldered Goundling
Stenolechia gemmella Linnaeus, 1758Black V Bud Moth
Stomopteryx grandidierella Viette, 1956
Telemachus erana

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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