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Checklist for Infraorder Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
450
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
189
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
169
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape of Good Hope
2 Families width 8 Species
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
5 Genera with 8 Species
Anobium Fabricius, 1775
furniture beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1815Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1815Black Carpet Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1781larder beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Megatoma Herbst, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
8 Species
Anthrenus (Nathrenus) obscurus (Melsheimer, 1806)⇒ Anthrenus fuscus Olivier, 1789
Anthrenus bifasciatus (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Attagenus thunbergi Mroczkowski, 1968
Attagenus (Aethriostoma) irroratus (Blackburn, 1903)⇒ Attagenus cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) pustulatus Thunberg, 1815
Dermestes marginatus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, 1774
Dermestes piceus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Attagenus piceus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Megatoma bifasciata Reitter, 1887

Subnodes of Bostrichiformia with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
SuperfamilyBostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bostrichiformia at itis.gov