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Checklist for Tribe Adesmiini Lacordaire, 1859
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
638
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
9
196
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
130
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
72
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAdesmiini
Lacordaire, 1859
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 23 Species
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Alogenius Gebien, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cauricara Penrith, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Epiphysa Dejean, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metriopus Solier, 02SpeciesTaxom
Onymacris Allard, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Physadesmia Penrith, 03SpeciesTaxom
Physosterna Allard, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Renatiella Koch, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocara Solier, 18867SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesia Reitter, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
23 Species
Adesmia boyeri
Adesmia foveipennis Haag, 1875
Adesmia torulosa
Alogenius cavifrons Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
Cauricara (Arenacara) brunnipes Haag, 1877
Cauricara (Cauricara) velox Péringuey, 1888
Epiphysa arenicola
Metriopus kunenensis Koch, 1951
Metriopus platynotus
Onymacris bicolor Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
Onymacris plana Péringuey, 1886
Onymacris rugatipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
Onymacris unguicularis Solier, 1835Namib Desert beetle
Physadesmia bullata
Physadesmia globosa Haag, 1875
Physadesmia marginipennis
Stenocara bifida Thunberg, 1787
Stenocara brunnipes (Haag-Rutenberg, 1877)⇒ Cauricara brunnipes Haag, 1877
Stenocara dentata Herbst, 1799Long-legged darkling beetle
Stenocara longipes Olivier, 1795
Stenocara phalangium Gebien, 1920
Stenocara quadrimaculata
Stenocara velox (Péringuey, 1886)⇒ Cauricara velox Péringuey, 1888

Subnodes of Adesmiini with occurrences in Namibia
SubtribeAdesmina
Seidlitz, 1893
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEpiphysina
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom