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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
399
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
314
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
225
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
225
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
225
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
71
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
71
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
4
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
4 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
7 Genera with 11 Species
Bifascia Amsel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Hesperesta Gozmany, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Isophrictis Meyrick, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Ornativalva Gozmany, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bifascia nigralbella Chrétien, 1915
Dichomeris bodenheimeri Rebel, 1926
Eteobalea beata Walsingham, 1907
Eteobalea klisieckii Riedl, 1966
Hesperesta hartigi Turati, 1934
Isophrictis kefersteiniellus Zeller, 1850
Ornativalva antipyramis Meyrick, 1925
Ornativalva erubescens Walsingham, 1904Moth
Ornativalva heluanensis Debski, 1913
Ornativalva mixolitha Meyrick, 1918
Ornativalva mixolitha bipunctella Sattler, 1967
Scythris clavella Zeller, 1855

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Sahara
FamilyAutostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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