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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
275
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
218
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
7
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
7 Families width 31 Species
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths15SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Cosmet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths7SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
20 Genera with 31 Species
Cophomantella Fletcher, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Dragmatucha Meyrick, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Homaloxestis Meyrick, 20233SpeciesTaxom
Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Ommatothelxis Druce, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pectinimura K.T.Park & B..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Prasodryas Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ptilobola Meyrick, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ptilothyris Walsingham, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Thubdora3SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 20221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
31 Species
Cophomantella bythota Meyrick, 1916
Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris fracticostella Walsingham, 1891
Dichomeris schoutedeniella Ghesquière, 1940
Dragmatucha ghanaensis Park, 2020
Dragmatucha kakumensis Park, 2020
Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852
Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Homaloxestis dallastai Park, 2023
Homaloxestis lophophora (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906
Homaloxestis nuriana Park, 2023
Lecithocera minutiella Park, 2023
Lecithocera protoma Meyrick, 1914
Ommatothelxis inventrix Meyrick, 1925
Pectinimura bongoensis Park, 2023
Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904)⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904
Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917
Prasodryas fracticostella Walsingham, 1891
Ptilobola inornatella Walsingham, 1891
Ptilothyris enormisella Park, 2019
Ptilothyris purpurea Walsingham, 1897
Ptilothyris serangota Meyrick, 1932
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Sergeya bunsoensis Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Thubdora ambliodes Park, 2018
Thubdora laticucullusa Park, 2023
Thubdora nubidiella Park, 2023
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth
Urodeta falcata Sruoga & De ..., 2022

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
2
2
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gelechioidea at artfakta.se
Gelechioidea at dyntaxa.se
Gelechioidea at itis.gov