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Checklist for Subfamily Meessiinae Capuse, 1966 (Meessiine Moths)
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
381
9444
29197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3340
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3340
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3335
9256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
871
2258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
792
2076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
62
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
49
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeessiinae
Capuse, 1966
Meessiine Moths
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
10 Genera with 20 Species
Antipolistes W.T.M. Forbes, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cataxipha Gozmany, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eudarcia Clemens, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Eudarctia2SpeciesTaxom
Homostinea W.G. Dietz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Infurcitinea Spuler, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Mea Busck, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Oenoe V.T. Chambers, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pompostolella T.B. Fletcher, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Protodarcia Forbes, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
20 Species
Antipolistes anthracella Forbes, 1933
Cataxipha euxantha Gozmany, 1965
Eudarcia argyrophaea Forbes, 1931
Eudarcia bicolorella Forbes, 1931
Eudarcia plumella Walsingham, 1892
Eudarcia tetraonella Walsingham, 1897
Eudarcia tischeriella Walsingham, 1897
Eudarctia argyrophaea Walsingham, 1897
Eudarctia tischeriella Forbes, 1931
Homostinea curviliniella Dietz, 1905
Infurcitinea luteela Forbes, 1931
Infurcitinea luteella Forbes, 1931
Infurcitinea palpella Forbes, 1931
Mea incudella Forbes, 1931
Mea yunquella Forbes, 1931
Oenoe minimella Forbes, 1930
Oenoe pumiliella Walsingham, 1897
Pompostolella aeneoalbida Walsingham, 1897
Protodarcia plumella Walsingham, 1892
Protodarcia tischeriella Walsingham, 1897

Subnodes of Meessiinae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
TribeMeessiini
Zagulyaev, 1958
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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