Cossinae

Cossinae
Cossinae
Carpenterworm moth
(Prionoxystus robiniae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Infraorder: Heteroneura
(unranked): Apoditrysia
Superfamily: Cossoidea
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Genera

Numerous, see text

The Cossinae are the nominate subfamily of the Cossidae (carpenter or goat moths). The caterpillars of several Cossinae species, such as the Carpenterworm (Prionoxystus robiniae) and the Goat Moth (Cossus cossus), are significant pests. On the other hand, in Chile the caterpillars of the Chilean Moth (Chilecomadia moorei) are collected on a commercial scale for sale as fishing bait and terrarium pet food; they are usually called "butterworms" in international trade.

The Cossulinae have been separated from the Cossinae in recent decades, but this was not universally accepted at first. Some misplaced genera have been moved between the subfamilies, and as it seems the Cossulinae at least now represent a monophyletic group.

Selected genera

Some significant species are also listed:[1]

  • Acossus Dyar, 1905 (tentatively placed here)
  • Catopta Staudinger, 1899
  • Citharalia Clench, 1957 (formerly in Cossulinae)
  • Chilecomadia
    • Chilecomadia moorei – Chilean Moth
  • Comadia Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
  • Cossulus Staudinger, 1887 (tentatively placed here)
  • Cossus Fabricius, 1794
  • Culama
  • Danielostygia Reisser, 1962 (tentatively placed here)
  • Dyspessa Hübner, 1820
  • Dyspessacossus Daniel, 1953 (tentatively placed here)
  • Fania Barnes & McDunnough, 1911 (tentatively placed here)
  • Idioses
  • Isoceras Turati, 1924 (tentatively placed here)
  • Lamellocossus Daniel, 1956 (tentatively placed here)
  • Macrocyttara
  • Miacora Dyar, 1905 (tentatively placed here)
  • Parahypopta Daniel, 1961
  • Paropta Staudinger, 1900 (tentatively placed here)
  • Prionoxystus Grote, 1882
    • Prionoxystus robiniae – Carpenterworm
  • Samagystia Schoorl, 1990 (tentatively placed here)
  • Schreiteriana Fletcher, 1982 (formerly in Cossulinae)
  • Stygia Latreille, 1803 (tentatively placed here)
  • Stygoides Bruand, 1853 (tentatively placed here)
  • Surcossus
  • Trigena Dyar, 1905 (formerly in Cossulinae)

Footnotes

  1. ^ See references in Savela (2008)

References

  • Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Cossinae. Version of 2008-JUL-17. Retrieved 2009-FEB-27.


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