Metarbelidae

The Metarbelidae are a family of the Cossoidea also called the carpenter or goat moths, and is sometimes treated as a subfamily, Metarbelinae of the Cossidae. No synapomorphies are shared with the Cossidae based on adult morphology. The family Metarbelidae was first described by Embrik Strand in 1909.

Distribution

The family Metarbelidae is most diverse on the African mainland (occurs only south of the Sahara). The family is absent in the New World, Europe, northern Asia, Australia and have a very scattered occurrence on Madagascar and in the Oriental Region through the southwestern and southern Arabian Peninsula.

Genera

Aethiopina Gaede, 1929

Arbelodes Karsch, 1896

Bjoernstadia Lehmann, 2012

Dianfosseya Lehmann, 2014

Eberhardfischeria Lehmann & Dalsgaard, 2023

Encaumaptera Hampson, 1893

Haberlandia Lehmann, 2011

Indarbela T. B. Fletcher, 1922

Janegoodallia Lehmann, 2014

Kroonia Lehmann, 2010

Lebedodes Holland, 1893

Lukeniana Lehmann, Zahiri & Husemann, 2023

Lutzkobesia I. Lehmann, 2019

Marshalliana Aurivillius, 1901

Melisomimas Jordan, 1907

Metarbela Holland, 1893

Metarbelodes Strand, 1909

Morondavania Lehmann & Dalsgaard, 2023

Mountelgonia Lehmann, 2013

Moyencharia Lehmann, 2013

Ortharbela Aurivillius, 1910

Paralebedella Strand, 1923

Saalmulleria Mabille, 1891

Salagena Walker, 1865

Shimbania Lehmann & Dalsgaard, 2023

Shimonia I. Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013

Squamicapilla Schultze, 1908

Squamura Heylaerts, 1890

Stenagra Hampson, 1920

Stueningeria I. Lehmann, 2019

Subarchaeopacha Dufrane, 1945

Tearbela Yakovlev & Zolotuhin, 2021

Teragra Walker, 1855

Zambezia Lehmann, Zahiri & Husemann, 2023

Former genera

Catarbelana Bethune-Baker, 1908

References