Checklist of Superfamily Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carpet Beetles)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 67
1354
3313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 60
1163
2720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
| 3
22
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles | 3
22
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Namibia
3 Families width 45 Species
Genera for Namibia
22 Genera with 45 Species
| Acantholyctus Lesne, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthrenus Geoffroy, 2006 | Carpet beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Apate Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attagenus Latreille, 1951 | Black Carpet Beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrychoplites Lesne, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calopertha Lesne, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damarodytes Español, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damarus Péringuey, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestes Linnaeus, 1774 | larder beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dignomus Wollaston, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enneadesmus Mulsant, 1936 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Evorinea Beal, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterobostrychus Lesne, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyctus Fabricius, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mezium Samouelle, 2009 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phonapate Lesne, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinus Linnaeus, 1767 | Brown spider beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 1881 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stethomezium Hinton, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thorictus Germar, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomedes Lesne, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloperthella Fisher, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
45 Species | Acantholyctus cornifrons Lesne, 1898 | | | Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) splendidus Háva, 2004 | | | Anthrenus (Anthrenus) flavipes (LeConte, 1854) | ⇒ Anthrenus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758 | | Anthrenus (Anthrenus) katerinae Háva & Kadej, 2006 | | | Anthrenus (Anthrenus) namibicus Háva, 2000 | | | Anthrenus (Anthrenus) tarnawskii Kadej & Háva, 2006 | | | Anthrenus (Florilinus) coloratus Reitter, 1881 | Asian Carpet Beetle | | Anthrenus (Nathrenus) arndti Háva, 2005 | | | Anthrenus (Nathrenus) stelma Kadej & Háva, 2006 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) aurofasciatus Háva, 2005 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) cinereus Thunberg, 1815 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795) | ⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979 | | Attagenus (Attagenus) havai Kadej, 2006 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) heinigi Herrmann & H..., 2007 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) pardus Arrow, 1915 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) robustior Pic, 1951 | | | Bostrychoplites armatus Lesne, 1899 | | | Bostrychoplites cornutus Olivier, 1790 | | | Bostrychoplites cylindricus Fahraeus, 1871 | | | Calopertha kalaharensis Lesne, 1906 | | | Damarus bellesi Borowski, 1995 | | | Damarus magnus Irish, 1996 | | | Damarus singularis Péringuey, 1899 | | | Dermestes (Dermestes) peruvianus (Laporte, 1840) | ⇒ Dermestes leechi Kalík, 1952 | | Dermestes (Dermestes) wittei Kalík, 1955 | | | Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774 | Common hide beetle | | Dignomus taylori Pic, 1941 | | | Enneadesmus crassispina Lesne, 1936 | | | Enneadesmus masculinus Lesne, 1936 | | | Evorinea rufotestacea Pic, 1952 | | | Heterobostrychus brunneus Murray, 1867 | Boxwood Borer | | Lyctus brunneus Stephens, 1830 | Brown Powder-Post Beetle | | Mezium (Mezium) affine Boieldieu, 1856 | Hood spider beetle | | Mezium (Mezium) namibiensis Bellés, 1984 | | | Mezium setosum Borowski, 2009 | | | Phonapate nitidipennis Waterhouse, 1881 | | | Sinoxylon cafrum Lesne, 1906 | | | Sinoxylon doliolum Lesne, 1906 | | | Sinoxylon ruficorne Faharaeus, 1871 | | | Sinoxylon rufobasale Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Sinoxylon senegalense Karsch, 1881 | | | Stethomezium notiale Péringuey, 1899 | | | Thorictus namibensis John & Andreae, 1967 | | | Xylomedes scutifrons Lesne, 1908 | | | Xyloperthella picea Olivier, 1790 | |
Subnodes of Bostrichoidea with occurrences in Namibia | Family | Bostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Bostrichid powder-post beetles, Branch and twig borers, Branch borers, Branch-a, False powder-post beetles, false powderpost beetle, False powderpost beetles, Horned Powder-post Beetles, Horned powderpost beetles, Powderpost beetles, Twig borers | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Hide beetles, Larder beetles, Museum beetles, Skin Beetle, Skin beetles | 5
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ptinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Indet. Spider Beetle, spider beetle, Spider beetles, Wood-borer beetles, Woodborers, Woodworm | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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