AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraorder Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
39
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
3 Families width 55 Species
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
39 Genera with 55 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNPRSTX
Anobium Fabricius, 1774furniture beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1815Carpet beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Apate Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1790Black Carpet Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Bostrychoplites Lesne, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhodes LeConte, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Calodectes Lesne, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1781larder beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dinoderus Stephens, 1775Bamboo Post-powder Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocotidus Péringuey, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Dominikia Borowski & W..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Enneadesmus Mulsant, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ernobius Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gastrallus Jacquelin du..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Gibbium Scopoli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsoa Lesne, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lasioderma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lyctus Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megatoma Herbst, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Meziomorphum Pic, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mezium Samouelle, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1935Tropical Powderpost Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Nicobium LeConte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phradonoma Jacquelin du..., 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomezium Pic, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1929Brown spider beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Rhyzopertha Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Stegobium Motschulsky, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stethomezium Hinton, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thorictus Germar, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tipnus Thomson, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Xyletomerus Fall, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylionulus Lesne, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Xyloperthodes Lesne, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
55 Species
Anobium (Anobium) punctatum De Geer, 1774Common furniture beetle
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) flavipes (LeConte, 1854)⇒ Anthrenus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus (Florilinus) verbasci Linnaeus, 1767Varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus (Nathrenus) obscurus (Melsheimer, 1806)⇒ Anthrenus fuscus Olivier, 1789
Anthrenus bifasciatus (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Attagenus thunbergi Mroczkowski, 1968
Apate indistincta Murray, 1867
Attagenus (Aethriostoma) irroratus (Blackburn, 1903)⇒ Attagenus cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus (Attagenus) pustulatus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) unicolor (Brahm, 1791)⇒ Attagenus chakouri Pic, 1907
Attagenus (Lanorus) bifasciatus Olivier, 1790
Bostrychoplites cornutus Olivier, 1790
Bostrychoplites cylindricus Fahraeus, 1871
Calodectes laniger Lesne, 1906
Dermestes (Dermestes) ater (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dermestes olivieri Lepesme, 1939
Dermestes (Dermestes) peruvianus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Dermestes leechi Kalík, 1952
Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774Common hide beetle
Dermestes marginatus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, 1774
Dermestes piceus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Attagenus piceus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Dignomus xylopertha Boieldieu, 1856
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) minutus Fabricius, 1775Bamboo borer
Dominikia tonsa (Imhoff, 1843)⇒ Bostrychopsis tonsa Imhoff, 1843
Enneadesmus forficula Fairmaire, 1883
Ernobius mollis Linnaeus, 1758Bark Anobiid
Gastrallus phloeophagus Iablokoff-Kh..., 1960
Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu, 1854Smooth Spider Beetle
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Heterobostrychus brunneus Murray, 1867Boxwood Borer
Heteropsoa australis Lesne, 1895
Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius, 1792Cigar beetle
Lyctus brunneus Stephens, 1830Brown Powder-Post Beetle
Megatoma bifasciata Reitter, 1887
Meziomorphum longicorne
Mezium (Mezium) affine Boieldieu, 1856Hood spider beetle
Mezium (Mezium) sulcatum (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Mezium affine Boieldieu, 1856
Minthea apicata Lesne, 1935
Nicobium castaneum Olivier, 1790Library beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) affinis (Desbrochers ..., 1871)⇒ Gynopterus peringueyi Pic, 1896
Ptinus (Ptinus) hilaris Péringuey, 1899
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) kruperi Pic, 1929
Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius, 1792American wheat weevil
Sinoxylon rufobasale Fairmaire, 1888
Sinoxylon senegalense Karsch, 1881
Sinoxylon villosum Lesne, 1895
Stegobium paniceum Linnaeus, 1758Biscuit beetle
Stethomezium notiale Péringuey, 1899
Thorictus capensis Péringuey, 1886
Tipnus unicolor Piller & Mit..., 1783
Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854Grain trogoderma
Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878Grain dermestid
Xylionulus transvena Lesne, 1900
Xyloperthodes incertus Lesne, 1906
Xylothrips flavipes Illiger, 1801Auger beetle

Subnodes of Bostrichiformia with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyBostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
39
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bostrichiformia at itis.gov