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Checklist for Subfamily Meessiinae Capuse, 1966 (Meessiine Moths)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2481
11561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2480
11559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2474
11548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
650
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
545
1597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
81
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
54
176
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeessiinae
Capuse, 1966
Meessiine Moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
5 Genera with 5 Species
Afrocelestis Gozmany, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Drimylastis Meyrick, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Heterostasis Gozmany, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Merunympha Gozmany, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oxymachaeris Walsingham, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
5 Species
Afrocelestis evertata Gozmany, 1965
Drimylastis telamonia Meyrick, 1907
Heterostasis extricata Gozmany, 1965
Merunympha nipha Gozmany, 1969
Oxymachaeris euryzancla Meyrick, 1918


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