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Checklist for Infraorder Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5105
23655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
4779
21768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
67
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
3 Families width 195 Species
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles80SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles43SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles72SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
67 Genera with 195 Species
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Amphicerus Guérin-Ménev..., 18835SpeciesTaxom
Apate Fabricius, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Apatides Casey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Apsectus LeConte, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 2003Black Carpet Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhodes LeConte, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccoleptus Sharp, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Caenocara Thomson, 1859
Pufball beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Calymmaderus Solier, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Calytheca White, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Coleoaethes Philips, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Cryptorama Fall, 08SpeciesTaxom
Cryptorhopalum Guérin-Ménev..., 190227SpeciesTaxom
Dendrobiella Casey, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1775larder beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Dinapate Horn, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dinoderus Stephens, 1886Bamboo Post-powder Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Fabrasia Martinez & V..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Gibbium Scopoli, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Gnostus Westwood, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gynopterus Mulsant & Rey, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhopalum Sharp, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lasioderma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lichenophanes Lesne, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Lyctoxylon Reitter, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lyctus Fabricius, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Melalgus Dejean, 189710SpeciesTaxom
Micrapate Casey, 190611SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1866Tropical Powderpost Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Neoterius Lesne, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Niptinus Fall, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Niptus Boieldieu, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Petalium LeConte, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Polycaon Laporte, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Priobium Thomson, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Prostephanus Lesne, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Prosternoptinus Bellés, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Protheca LeConte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeurostus Heyden, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Psoa Herbst, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ptilinobium White, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1856Brown spider beetle28SpeciesTaxom
Rhyzopertha Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Scobicia Lesne, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sifidius Borowski & W..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylodes Lesne, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Stagetus Wollaston, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stegobium Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Stephanopachys C. O. Waterh..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stichtoptychus Fall, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tetrapriocera Horn, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Trichodesma LeConte, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tricorynus Waterhouse, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Trigonogenius Solier, 1886Globular spider beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Trogoxylon J.L.LeConte, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Tropicoptinus Bellés, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Xeranobium Fall, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Xylobiops Casey, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Xyloblaptus Lesne, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Xylomeira Lesne, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Xylopsocus Lesne, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
195 Species
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) clunalis Lesne, 1939
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) cornutus Pallas, 1772Powderpost beetle
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) hamatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Apate terebrans Pallas, 1772
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) securimentum Lesne, 1939
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) tubularis Gorham, 1883
Apate monachus Fabricius, 1775Black borer
Apate terebrans Pallas, 1772Girdler
Apatides fortis LeConte, 1866Horned Powderpost Beetle
Apsectus centralis Sharp, 1902
Apsectus dichromus Beal, 1959
Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus (Attagenus) globosus Háva, 2003
Bostrichus carpophagus (Hornung, 1842)⇒ Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842
Bostrichus exiguus Walker, 1859
Bostrichus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus parallelus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Euplatypus parallelus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus saxeseni Ratzeburg, 1837
Caccoleptus (Bicaccoleptus) wicki Beal, 1978
Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) anisotomoides Sharp, 1902
Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) rotundus Sharp, 1902
Calymmaderus (Calymmaderus) oblongus Gorham, 1883
Calytheca elongata White, 1973
Coleoaethes tetralobus Philips, 1998
Cryptorama concavum
Cryptorama griseum
Cryptorama guatemalensis
Cryptorama lividum
Cryptorama oblongum Fall, 1905
Cryptorama panamensis
Cryptorama parvum
Cryptorama sparsum
Cryptorhopalum atrum (Pic, 1936)⇒ Cryptorhopalum stachi Mroczkowski, 1958
Cryptorhopalum bicolor Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum biolleyi Pic, 1916
Cryptorhopalum bisignatum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum brevicolle Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum cribriceps Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum divisum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum dubium Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum ducale Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum equisoleae Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum flammulatum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum germanum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum globuloide Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum guatemalenum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum instabile Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum misellum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum mordelloide Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum nevermanni Pic, 1936
Cryptorhopalum ochraceum Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum orbiculosum Reitter, 1881
Cryptorhopalum pedestre Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum pilosum Kirsch, 1870
Cryptorhopalum quadripunctatum Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Cryptorhopalum stachi Mroczkowski, 1958
Cryptorhopalum submetallicum Pic, 1936
Cryptorhopalum subtile Sharp, 1902
Cryptorhopalum vestitum Sharp, 1902
Dendrobiella aspera LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Dendrobiella isthmicola Lesne, 1933
Dendrobiella leechi Vrydagh, 1960
Dendrobiella sericans LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Dendrobiella sericea Mulsant & Wa..., 1852
Dermestes (Dermestinus) carnivorus Fabricius, 1775
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Dignomus lesinae Reitter, 1884
Dignomus xylopertha Boieldieu, 1856
Dinapate hughleechi Cooper, 1986
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) perfoliatus Gorham, 1886Spleenwort
Fabrasia wheeleri Lawrence & R..., 1966
Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu, 1854Smooth Spider Beetle
Gibbium psylloides Czenpinski, 1778Hump beetle
Gnostus meinerti Wasmann, 1894
Gynopterus dubius Sturm, 1837
Gynopterus sexpunctatus Panzer, 1789
Gynopterus variegatus Rossi, 1792
Hemirhopalum bicolor Sharp, 1902
Hemirhopalum buprestoide Sharp, 1902
Hemirhopalum clythraeforme Sharp, 1902
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius, 1792Cigar beetle
Lichenophanes penicillatus Lesne, 1895
Lichenophanes plicatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Lichenophanes spectabilis Lesne, 1895
Lichenophanes tuberosus Lesne, 1934
Lichenophanes verrucosus Gorham, 1883
Lyctoxylon dentatum Pascoe, 1866Oriental Powderpost Beetle
Lyctus carbonarius Waltl, 1832Powderpost beetle
Lyctus caribeanus Lesne, 1931
Lyctus tomentosus Reitter, 1878
Lyctus villosus Lesne, 1911Fringed hibiscus
Melalgus amoenus Lesne, 1911
Melalgus caribeanus Lesne, 1906
Melalgus crassulus Lesne, 1911
Melalgus digueti Lesne, 1911
Melalgus exesus LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Melalgus longitarsus Lesne, 1911
Melalgus parvulus Lesne, 1925
Melalgus plicatus LeConte, 1874
Melalgus strigipennis Lesne, 1937
Melalgus subdepressus Lesne, 1897
Micrapate discrepans Lesne, 1939
Micrapate foraminata Lesne, 1906
Micrapate fusca Lesne, 1899
Micrapate guatemalensis Lesne, 1906
Micrapate labialis Lesne, 1906
Micrapate mexicana Fisher, 1950
Micrapate pinguis Lesne, 1939
Micrapate scabrata Erichson, 1847
Micrapate scapularis Gorham, 1883
Micrapate sericeicollis Lesne, 1906
Micrapate unguiculata Lesne, 1906
Minthea obsita Wollaston, 1867
Minthea rugicollis Walker, 1858Hairy powder-post beetle
Minthea squamigera Pascoe, 1866
Neoterius fairmairei Lesne, 1895
Niptinus unilineatus Pic, 1900
Niptus absconditus Spilman, 1968
Niptus abstrusus Spilman, 1968
Niptus sleeperi Aalbu & Andrews, 1992
Niptus ventriculus LeConte, 1859
Petalium (Petalium) knulli Ford, 1973
Polycaon punctatus LeConte, 1866
Polycaon stoutii LeConte, 1853Black Polycaon
Priobium costaricensis
Priobium mexicanum White, 1975
Prostephanus apax Lesne, 1930
Prostephanus truncatus G. Horn, 1878Auger beetle
Protheca hirsuta
Pseudeurostus hilleri Reitter, 1877Hiller's spider beetle
Psoa quadrisignata G. Horn, 1868
Ptilinobium aberrans White, 1976
Ptinus (Bruchoptinus) rufipes A. G. Olivier, 1790
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) japonicus (Reitter, 1877)⇒ Ptinus maculosus Abeille de P..., 1895
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) raptor Sturm, 1837Eastern spider beetle
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) schlerethi Reitter, 1884
Ptinus (Gynopterus) eximius Fall, 1905
Ptinus (Gynopterus) paulonotatus Pic, 1904
Ptinus (Gynopterus) quadrimaculatus Melsheimer, 1846Coulter's wild cabbage
Ptinus (Gynopterus) tectus Boieldieu, 1856
Ptinus (Pseudoptinus) capellae Reitter, 1880
Ptinus (Pseudoptinus) coarcticollis Sturm, 1837
Ptinus (Pseudoptinus) maculosus Abeille de P..., 1895
Ptinus (Ptinus) albipunctus Gorham, 1883
Ptinus (Ptinus) bicinctus Sturm, 1837Belted spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) calcaratus Kiesenwetter, 1877
Ptinus (Ptinus) clavipes Panzer, 1792Brown spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) coarctatus Gorham, 1883
Ptinus (Ptinus) costaricensis Andrews, 1967
Ptinus (Ptinus) lateralis Gorham, 1883
Ptinus (Ptinus) obesus P. H. Lucas, 1849
Ptinus (Ptinus) phlomidis Boieldieu, 1854
Ptinus (Ptinus) pilosus (P. W. J. Mül..., 1821)⇒ Ptinus tectus Boieldieu, 1856
Ptinus (Ptinus) pusillus Sturm, 1837
Ptinus (Ptinus) spitzyi A. Villa & G..., 1838
Ptinus (Ptinus) subpilosus Sturm, 1837
Ptinus (Ptinus) villiger Reitter, 1884Hairy spider beetle
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) exulans Erichson, 1842
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) podolicus Iablokoff-Kh..., 1991
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) tectus Boieldieu, 1856Australian spider beetle
Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius, 1792American wheat weevil
Scobicia ficicola Wollaston, 1865
Sifidius confusus Lesne, 1939
Sifidius dampfi Lesne, 1939
Sinoxylodes curtulus Lrichson, 1847
Sinoxylon conigerum (Gerstaecker, 1855)⇒ Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801
Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801Conifer Auger Beetle
Stagetus (Anomotheca) championi Schilsky, 1899
Stagetus minutus
Stephanopachys dugesi Lesne, 1939
Stichtoptychus aurantiacus
Stichtoptychus volutus
Tetrapriocera longicornis Olivier, 1795
Thaumaglossa americana Jayne, 1882
Trichodesma (Trichodesma) sellata G. Horn, 1894
Tricorynus estriatus G. Horn, 1894
Tricorynus falli Pic, 1905
Tricorynus herbarius Gorham, 1883Mexican book beetle
Trigonogenius arcuatus Gorham, 1886
Trogoderma anthrenoides Sharp, 1902Skin beetle
Trogoderma beali Mroczkowski, 1968
Trogoderma insulare Chevrolat, 1863
Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878Grain dermestid
Trogoxylon aequale Wollaston, 1867Powderpost beetle
Trogoxylon praeustum Erichson, 1847Powderpost beetle
Trogoxylon punctatum LeConte, 1866
Tropicoptinus howdenorum Bellés, 1999
Xeranobium badium White, 1971
Xylobiops parilis Lesne, 1901
Xylobiops sextuberculatus LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Xylobiops texanus G. Horn, 1878
Xyloblaptus mexicanus Lesne, 1939
Xyloblaptus quadrispinosus LeConte, 1866
Xylomeira tridens Fabricius, 1792Powderpost Beetle
Xylopsocus capucinus Fabricius, 1781False powder-post beetle

Subnodes of Bostrichiformia with occurrences in Central America
SuperfamilyBostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
67
195
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bostrichiformia at itis.gov