Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 21
140
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 18
122
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 8
20
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Botswana
8 Families width 28 Species
Genera for Botswana
20 Genera with 28 Species | Anomologa Meyrick, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanostola Meyrick, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coesyra Meyrick, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1921 | Casebearers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolechia Zeller, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophasa Lewin, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dragmatucha Meyrick, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Haploscythris Viette, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Irenicodes Meyrick, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloteles Meyrick, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pigritia Clemens, 2013 | Pigritia Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Promalactis Meyrick, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 1916 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stalagmostethus Stål, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stegasta Meyrick, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
28 Species | Anomologa hobohmi Janse, 1963 | | | Aphanostola centripunctella Bidzilya & Mey, 2016 | | | Coesyra gephyrota (Meyrick, 1884) | ⇒ Isomoralla gephyrota Meyrick, 1884 | | Coleophora scaleuta Meyrick, 1911 | | | Coleophora textoria Meyrick, 1921 | | | Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902 | | | Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954 | | | Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908 | | | Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852 | | | Ethmia austronamibiensis Mey, 2011 | | | Ethmia circumdatella Walker, 1863 | | | Ethmia circumdatellus Walker, 1863 | | | Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912 | | | Haploscythris chloraema Meyrick, 1887 | | | Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919 | | | Meloteles xanthodoxa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917 | | Pigritia stips Adamski, 2013 | | | Promalactis albitriangula Wang & Jia, 2017 | | | Promalactis suzukiella Matsumura, 1931 | Moth | | Scythris gaboronensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911 | | | Scythris pangalactis (Meyrick, 1933) | ⇒ Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916 | | Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916 | | | Stalagmostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Stathmopoda luminata Meyrick, 1911 | | | Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Botswana | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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