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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5715
17984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4582
15900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
354
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
263
560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
40
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
8 Families width 83 Species
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths10SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Cosmet Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths16SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths32SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
40 Genera with 83 Species
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Acria Stephens, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Allotalanta Meyrick, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Atoponeura Szépligeti, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 2020Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 20168SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cyanocrates Meyrick, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Dragmatucha Meyrick, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Furcalis Park, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Homaloxestis Meyrick, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Lacuniola K.T. Park, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 20184SpeciesTaxom
Macrobathra Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Netioseus2SpeciesTaxom
Notioseus Park, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19309SpeciesTaxom
Ommatothelxis Druce, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Orygocera Walsingham, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Paniculata Park, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Prasodryas Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ptilothyris Walsingham, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocopa Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Thubdora3SpeciesTaxom
Tingena Walker, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Torodora Meyrick, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 20116SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
83 Species
Acria psamatholeuca Meyrick, 1930
Allotalanta ochrotoma Meyrick, 1930
Allotalanta ochthotoma Meyrick, 1930
Allotalanta tephroclystis Meyrick, 1930
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Anarsia pinnata Meyrick, 1931
Aproaerema polychromella Rebel, 1902African Sober
Coleophora binderella Kollar, 1832Grey Alder Case-bearer
Coleophora camerunensis Baldizzone &..., 2020
Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Cosmopterix luteoapicalis Sinev, 2002
Cosmopterix pararufella Riedl, 1976
Cosmopterix vandenbergi Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix viridilineata Koster, 2016
Cryptolechia bibundella Strand, 1913
Cyanocrates grandis Druce, 1912
Dichomeris acratopa Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris dolichaula Meyrick, 1931
Dichomeris phaeosarca Meyrick, 1931
Dichomeris schoutedeniella Ghesquière, 1940
Dragmatucha hispidula Park, 2018
Elachista cordata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Eretmocera typhonica Meyrick, 1917
Furcalis efulenica Park, 2018
Furcalis triodonta Park, 2018
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906
Homaloxestis lophophora (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906
Homaloxestis rawlinsi Park, 2018
Homaloxestis subpallida Meyrick, 1931
Hypatima mangiferae Sattler, 1989
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Lacuniola noda Park, 2018
Lecithocera afrotella Park, 2018
Lecithocera binotata Meyrick, 1918
Lecithocera cyclisca Park, 2018
Lecithocera dysmica Park, 2018
Macrobathra neurocoma Meyrick, 1930
Netioseus acidodes Park, 2018
Netioseus cupripennis Park, 2018
Notioseus acidodes Park, 2018
Notioseus cupripennis Park, 2018
Odites anisocarpa Meyrick, 1930
Odites balanospila Meyrick, 1930
Odites circiformis Meyrick, 1930
Odites crossophanta Meyrick, 1930
Odites haplogramma (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Odites balanospila Meyrick, 1930
Odites holocitra Meyrick, 1925
Odites holotorna Meyrick, 1925
Odites notosticta Meyrick, 1925
Odites semisepta Meyrick, 1930
Ommatothelxis grandis Druce, 1912
Ommatothelxis signata Strand, 1913
Orygocera amphichelota Meyrick, 1930
Orygocera liliacea Meyrick, 1930
Paniculata weberi Park, 2018
Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904)⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904
Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917
Platyedra piceicoma Meyrick, 1931
Prasodryas acratopa Meyrick, 1926
Ptilothyris climacista Meyrick, 1926
Ptilothyris subcucullata Park, 2019
Sclerocopa heliochra Meyrick, 1937
Stathmopoda pyrrhogramma Meyrick, 1930
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma stephanodes Meyrick, 1931
Thubdora ambliodes Park, 2018
Thubdora bilobella Park, 2018
Thubdora cameroona Park, 2018
Tingena oxyina Meyrick, 1883
Torodora efulenensis Park, 2018
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth
Urodeta absidata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta aculeata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta crenata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta tortuosa Sruoga & J. ..., 2011

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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