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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1170
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1062
1540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
392
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
70
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
54
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Tanzania
7 Families width 8 Species
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
8 Genera with 8 Species
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Erythrobapta Common, 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Homaloxestis Meyrick, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Tonica Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
8 Species
Cosmopterix scribaiella Zeller, 1850New Marsh Cosmet
Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852
Ethmia ballistis Meyrick, 1908
Gelechia (Gelechia) muscosella Zeller, 1839Dusky Willow Gelechia
Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906
Scythris cricetinaeformis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris kihondensis Bengtsson, 2014
Tonica malthacodes Meyrick, 1914

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
1
0
Genus
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
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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