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Checklist for Subfamily Meessiinae Capuse, 1966 (Meessiine Moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
4
228
1081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
151
707
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeessiinae
Capuse, 1966
Meessiine Moths
18
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
18 Genera with 27 Species
Afrocelestis Gozmany, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Agnathosia Amsel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cataxipha Gozmany, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Ecpeptamena Gozmany, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Emblematodes Meyrick, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Eudarcia Clemens, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Exonomasis Gozmany & Vári, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Galachrysis Gozmany, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Graphidivalva Gozmany, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Heterostasis Gozmany, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Infurcitinea Spuler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lysitona Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Merunympha Gozmany, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Miarotagmata Gozmany & Vári, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Minicorona Gozmany & Vári, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nannotinea Gozmany, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Oxymachaeris Walsingham, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Tenaga Clemens, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
27 Species
Afrocelestis evertata Gozmany, 1965
Afrocelestis inanis Gozmany, 1968
Afrocelestis lochaea Meyrick, 1911
Afrocelestis minuta Gozmany, 1965
Agnathosia byrsinopa Meyrick, 1933
Cataxipha euxantha Gozmany, 1965
Ecpeptamena esotera Gozmany, 1968
Emblematodes aberrans Gozmany, 1966
Emblematodes cyanochra Meyrick, 1914
Eudarcia sacculata Gozmany, 1968
Eudarcia saucropis Meyrick, 1911
Exonomasis exolescens Meyrick, 1926
Galachrysis armata Gozmany, 1968
Graphidivalva genitalis Meyrick, 1913
Heterostasis extricata Gozmany, 1965
Heterostasis hackeri Gaedike, 2014
Infurcitinea marcunella Rebel, 1910
Lysitona euryacta Meyrick, 1918
Merunympha nipha Gozmany, 1969
Miarotagmata penetrata Meyrick, 1911
Minicorona tricarpa Meyrick, 1913
Nannotinea holovalva Gozmany, 1968
Nannotinea simplex Gozmany, 1966
Oxymachaeris euryzancla Meyrick, 1918
Oxymachaeris niveocervina Walsingham, 1891
Oxymachaeris zulella Walsingham, 1881
Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Tenaga rhenania G. Petersen, 1962

Subnodes of Meessiinae with occurrences in Afrotropical
TribeMeessiini
Zagulyaev, 1958
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Meessiinae at gbif.org
Meessiinae at itis.gov