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Checklist for Infraorder Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
37
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
3 Families width 77 Species
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles33SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles28SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
37 Genera with 77 Species
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Amphicerus Guérin-Ménev..., 17721SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenocerus Arrow, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1767Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1790Black Carpet Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhodes LeConte, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Caenocara Thomson, 1905Pufball beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotoma Lesne, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cryptorama Fall, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1939larder beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Dinoderus Stephens, 1897Bamboo Post-powder Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Evorinea Beal, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Kedirinus Bellés, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Lasioderma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lyctus Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mezium Samouelle, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Microzogus Fall, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1858Tropical Powderpost Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Orphinus Motschulsky, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Petalium LeConte, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1919Brown spider beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Rhizopertha Agassiz & Er..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhyzopertha Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericus Wollaston, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Tricorynus Waterhouse, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Trinoparvus Háva, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Trogoxylon J.L.LeConte, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xestobium Motschulsky, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Xylomeira Lesne, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Xylopertha Guérin-Ménev..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Xylopsocus Lesne, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18354SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
77 Species
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) cornutus Pallas, 1772Powderpost beetle
Anthrenocerus australis Hope, 1843Australian carpet beetle
Anthrenocerus variabilis Reitter, 1881
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) oceanicus Fauvel, 1903Skin beetle
Anthrenus (Florilinus) verbasci Linnaeus, 1767Varied carpet beetle
Attagenus (Aethriostoma) irroratus (Blackburn, 1903)⇒ Attagenus cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Aethriostoma) undulatus Motschulsky, 1858Dermestid beetle
Attagenus (Attagenus) australis Montrouzier, 1860
Attagenus (Attagenus) cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus (Attagenus) wollastoni Mroczkowski, 1964
Attagenus (Attagenus) woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus piceus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Bostrichus areccae (Horn, 1842)⇒ Hypothenemus areccae Hornung, 1842
Bostrichus carpophagus (Hornung, 1842)⇒ Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842
Bostrichus dactyliperda (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus exiguus Walker, 1859
Bostrichus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus parallelus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Euplatypus parallelus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus volvulus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775
Caenocara frontale Fall, 1905
Cephalotoma singularis Lesne, 1911Fringed hibiscus
Cryptorama vorticale Fall, 1905
Dermestes (Dermestes) ater (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dermestes olivieri Lepesme, 1939
Dermestes (Dermestinus) carnivorus Fabricius, 1775
Dermestes (Dermestinus) frischii Kugelann, 1792Fringed Larder Beetle
Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774Common hide beetle
Dermestes (Montandonia) fuliginosus Rossi, 1792
Dermestes (Montandonia) olivieri Lepesme, 1939
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) bifoveolatus (Wollaston, 1858)⇒ Dinoderus minutus Fabricius, 1775
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) brevis G. Horn, 1878
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) minutus Fabricius, 1775Bamboo borer
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) nitidus Lesne, 1897
Evorinea iota Arrow, 1915
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Kedirinus papuanus Bellés, 1991
Kedirinus subviolaceus Pic, 1903
Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius, 1792Cigar beetle
Lyctus brunneus Stephens, 1830Brown Powder-Post Beetle
Mezium (Mezium) americanum Laporte de C..., 1840American black spider beetle
Microzogus insolens Fall, 1905
Minthea reticulata Lesne, 1931Powder-post beetle
Minthea rugicollis Walker, 1858Hairy powder-post beetle
Orphinus (Orphinus) biroi Pic, 1956
Orphinus (Orphinus) fasciatus Matsumura & ..., 1928
Orphinus (Orphinus) nesioticus Beal, 1961
Orphinus (Orphinus) testaceipes Pic, 1915
Petalium (Petalium) yuccae Fall, 1905
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) japonicus (Reitter, 1877)⇒ Ptinus maculosus Abeille de P..., 1895
Ptinus (Gynopterus) strangulatus Fall, 1905
Ptinus (Pseudoptinus) maculosus Abeille de P..., 1895
Ptinus (Ptinus) huesanus Fisher, 1919
Rhizopertha papuensis (WJ Macleay, 1886)⇒ Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884
Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius, 1792American wheat weevil
Sinoxylon conigerum (Gerstaecker, 1855)⇒ Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801
Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801Conifer Auger Beetle
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis Wollaston, 1854Plump spider beetle
Thaumaglossa boana Háva, 2000
Thaumaglossa nigricans MacLeay, 1871
Tricorynus politus Fall, 1905
Trinoparvus villosus Háva, 2004
Trogoderma asperatum Fauvel, 1903
Trogoderma vulneratum Fauvel, 1903
Trogoxylon punctipenne Fauvel, 1904
Xestobium (Xestobium) rufovillosum De Geer, 1774Death Watch Beetle
Xylomeira tridens Fabricius, 1792Powderpost Beetle
Xylopertha parva (Lea, 1893)⇒ Microperus parvus Lea, 1894
Xylopsocus capucinus Fabricius, 1781False powder-post beetle
Xylopsocus castanoptera Fairmaire, 1850Xylopsocus twig borer
Xylopsocus ebeninocollis Lesne, 1901
Xylopsocus edentatus Montrouzier, 1861
Xylopsocus gibbicollis MacLeay, 1873Common auger beetle
Xylothrips geoffroyi Montrouzier, 1861
Xylothrips goeffroyi Montrouzier, 1861
Xylothrips religiosa Boisduval, 1835
Xylothrips religiosus Boisduval, 1835Northern auger beetle

Subnodes of Bostrichiformia with occurrences in Melanesia
SuperfamilyBostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
37
77
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bostrichiformia at itis.gov