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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
2039
4446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
2038
4444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
2026
4428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
1649
3779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
202
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
194
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
48
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
9 Families width 126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths51SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths2SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths33SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
48 Genera with 126 Species
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Agonopterix Hübner, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Alloclita Staudinger, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Amblypalpis Ragonot, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Amseloecia Povolny, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Apiletria Lederer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Apostibes Walsingham, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Aroga Busck, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Bifascia Amsel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Bifascioides Kasy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Calycobathra Meyrick, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Catacreagra Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1956Casebearers32SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dhahrania Amsel, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Enolmis Duponchel, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eteobalea Hodges, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Heringita Agenjo, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hesperesta Gozmany, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Holcophora Staudinger, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ilseopsis Povolny, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Klimeschja Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Microlechia Haworth, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ornativalva Gozmany, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Oxypteryx Rebel, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parapodia Joannis, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudascalenia Kasy, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 192114SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Turatia Amsel, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Turcopalpa Povolny, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Vladimirea Povolny, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agonopterix nodiflorella Milliere, 1866
Agonopterix subpropinquella Stainton, 1849Ruddy Flat-body
Alloclita cerritella Riedl, 1993
Alloclita coleophorella Riedl, 1993
Alloclita delozona Meyrick, 1919
Alloclita fasciella Amsel, 1958
Alloclita insignitella Riedl, 1993
Alloclita subitariella Riedl, 1993
Amblypalpis olivierella Ragonot, 1886
Amseloecia arabica Povolny, 1983
Apiletria asirica Gozmany, 1982
Apostibes dhahrani Passerin d´E..., 2003
Apostibes griseolineata Walsingham, 1907
Aproaerema alfalfella (Amsel, 1958)⇒ Aproaerema anthyllidella Hübner, 1813
Aproaerema polychromella Rebel, 1902African Sober
Aroga aristotelis Milliere, 1876
Ascalenia eremella (Gerasimov, 1930)⇒ Ascalenia viviparella Kasy, 1969
Ascalenia vanelloides Gerasimov, 1930
Ascalenia viviparella Kasy, 1969
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Athrips amseli Povolný, 1981
Athrips buettikeri Povolný, 1986
Athrips irritans Povolny, 1989
Athrips similis Povolný, 1981
Athrips sisterina Povolny, 1989
Bifascia nigralbella Chrétien, 1915
Bifascioides leucomelanella Rebel, 1916
Bryotropha domestica Haworth, 1828House Groundling
Calycobathra arabicella Kasy, 1968
Calycobathra striatella Kasy, 1968
Catacreagra galeodes Meyrick, 1910
Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora ammodyta Falkovitsh, 1970
Coleophora arabica (Toll, 1956)⇒ Coleophora viettella Toll, 1956
Coleophora arachnias Meyrick, 1922
Coleophora asirensis Baldizzone, 1990
Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924
Coleophora buettikeri Baldizzone, 1990
Coleophora capella Baldizzone, 1990
Coleophora cyrniella Rebel, 1926
Coleophora dylineella (Rebel, 1926)⇒ Coleophora cyrniella Rebel, 1926
Coleophora emberizella Baldizzone, 1984
Coleophora fuscostraminella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Klimeschja hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora haplopennella (Meyrick, 1924)⇒ Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924
Coleophora hederella (Toll, 1942)⇒ Coleophora arachnias Meyrick, 1922
Coleophora hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora jebeli Baldizzone, 1984
Coleophora jerusalemella Toll, 1942
Coleophora lasloella Baldizzone, 1982
Coleophora latistriella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora latistrigella (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora nurmahal Toll, 1957
Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora richteri (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Klimeschja hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1957
Coleophora saudita Baldizzone, 1984
Coleophora scaleuta Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora shadeganensis (Toll, 1959)⇒ Coleophora arachnias Meyrick, 1922
Coleophora simulatella (Rebel, 1926)⇒ Coleophora cyrniella Rebel, 1926
Coleophora stimuligera (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora sudanella Rebel, 1916
Coleophora surniella Baldizzone, 1990
Coleophora viettella Toll, 1956
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix salahinella Chrétien, 1907
Deltophora fasciella Sattler, 1979
Deltophora maculata Staudinger, 1879
Depressaria (Depressaria) discipunctella Herrich-Schä..., 1854Scarce Flat-body
Dhahrania fasciella (Amsel, 1958)⇒ Alloclita delozona Meyrick, 1919
Dichomeris bodenheimeri Rebel, 1926
Enolmis arabica Passerin d´E..., 1986
Enolmis desidella Lederer, 1855
Enolmis saudita Passerin d´E..., 1986
Ephysteris arabiae Povolny, 1968
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Ephysteris riadensis Povolny, 1968
Eretmocera fasciata Walsingham, 1896
Eteobalea thaumatella Walsingham, 1907
Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
Ethmia quadrinotella quinquenotella Chrétien, 1915
Ethmia vittalbella Christoph, 1877
Heringita amselina Gozmany, 1954
Hesperesta arabica Gozmany, 2000
Holcophora molitor Walsingham, 1896
Ilseopsis peterseni (Povolny, 1965)⇒ Scrobipalpa peterseni Povolny, 1965
Klimeschja hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Metzneria diamondi Amsel, 1949
Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
Microlechia rhamnifoliae Amsel & Hering, 1931
Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908
Ornativalva antipyramis Meyrick, 1925
Ornativalva cerostomatella Walsingham, 1904
Ornativalva erubescens Walsingham, 1904Moth
Ornativalva heluanensis Debski, 1913
Ornativalva plutelliformis Staudinger, 1859Tamarisk moth
Ornativalva tamariciella Zeller, 1850
Oxypteryx jordanella Rebel, 1911
Parapodia sinaica (Frauenfeld, 1859)⇒ Parapodia tamaricicola Joannis, 1912
Parapodia tamariciella Amsel, 1958
Parapsectris amseli Povolny, 1981
Parapsectris buettikeri Povolny, 1986
Parapsectris similis Povolny, 1981
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Pseudascalenia riadella Kasy, 1968
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) fraterna Povolny, 1969
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) traganella Chrétien, 1915
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa asiri Povolny, 1980
Scrobipalpa biljurshi Povolny, 1980
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918
Scrobipalpa heratella Povolny, 1967
Scrobipalpa perinoides Povolny, 1967
Scrobipalpa peterseni Povolny, 1965
Scrobipalpa pseudobsoletellum Povolný & Gr..., 1955
Scrobipalpa usingeri Povolny, 1969
Scrobipalpa vicaria Meyrick, 1921
Scythris kebirella Amsel, 1935
Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916
Scythris tephrella Bengtsson, 2005
Stathmopoda diplaspis Meyrick, 1887
Turatia arenacella Gozmany, 2000
Turatia striatula Gozmany, 2000
Turcopalpa africana Povolny, 1968
Vladimirea zygophylli Kuznetsov, 1960

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyAutostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
2
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
21
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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