Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5617 | 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
|
List of families for Nigeria
7 Families width 34 Species
Genera for Nigeria
26 Genera with 34 Species
| Agrioceros Meyrick, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anarsia Zeller, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asymphorodes Meyrick, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyacma Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacreagra Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolechia Zeller, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanocrates Meyrick, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltophora Janse, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gisilia Kasy, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helcystogramma Zeller, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesophleps Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mometa Durrant, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatothelxis Druce, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Persicoptila Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stalagmostethus Stål, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 1973 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theatrocopia Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
34 Species | Agrioceros platycypha Meyrick, 1928 | | | Anarsia guiera Bradley, 1969 | | | Anatrachyntis coriacella Snellen, 1901 | | | Anatrachyntis simplex Walsingham, 1891 | False pink bollworm | | Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986 | | | Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891) | ⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891 | | Catacreagra galeodes Meyrick, 1910 | | | Cosmopterix emmolybda Meyrick, 1914 | | | Cosmopterix vandenbergi Koster, 2016 | | | Cryptolechia apocrypta Meyrick, 1886 | | | Cyanocrates inventrix Meyrick, 1925 | | | Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979 | | | Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852 | | | Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852 | | | Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883 | | | Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909 | | | Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847 | | | Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847 | | | Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891 | Palo verde moth | | Mometa zemiodes Durrant, 1914 | | | Odites procellosa Meyrick, 1908 | | | Odites prosedra Meyrick, 1915 | | | Ommatothelxis grandis Druce, 1912 | | | Ommatothelxis inventrix Meyrick, 1925 | | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917 | | Ptilothyris purpurea Walsingham, 1897 | | | Stagmatophora sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909) | ⇒ Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909 | | Stalagmostethus lagosensis Distant, 1918 | | | Stathmopoda auriferella Walker, 1864 | Apple heliodinid | | Stathmopoda ficipastica Bradley, 1974 | | | Stathmopoda ficivora Kasy, 1973 | | | Theatrocopia roseoviridis Walsingham, 1897 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
|
