Checklist for Superfamily Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carpet Beetles)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 55
803
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 51
684
1481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
| 3
15
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles | 3
15
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 24 Species | Apate Fabricius, 1772 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Attagenus Latreille, 1881 | Black Carpet Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrychoplites Lesne, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestes Linnaeus, 1774 | larder beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gibbium Scopoli, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterobostrychus Lesne, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lichenophanes Lesne, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orphinus Motschulsky, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prostephanus Lesne, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trinodes Dejean, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogoderma Dejean, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloperthella Fisher, 1790 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloperthodes Lesne, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
24 Species | Apate degener Murray, 1867 | | | Apate monachus Fabricius, 1775 | Black borer | | Apate reflexa Lesne, 1909 | | | Apate subcalva Lesne, 1923 | | | Apate terebrans Pallas, 1772 | Girdler | | Attagenus (Attagenus) africanus Mroczkowski, 1958 | | | Attagenus (Attagenus) cyphonoides Reitter, 1881 | Feather-winged beetles | | Bostrychoplites luniger J. Thomson, 1858 | | | Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774 | Common hide beetle | | Gibbium psylloides Czenpinski, 1778 | Hump beetle | | Heterobostrychus brunneus Murray, 1867 | Boxwood Borer | | Lichenophanes caudatus Lesne, 1895 | | | Orphinus (Orphinus) aethiops Arrow, 1915 | | | Prostephanus truncatus G. Horn, 1878 | Auger beetle | | Sinoxylon transvaalense Lesne, 1895 | | | Thaumaglossa ghana Háva, 2002 | | | Thaumaglossa rufocapillata Redtenbacher, 1867 | | | Thaumaglossa rufofasciata Pic, 1915 | | | Trinodes hirtus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898 | Cabinet beetle | | Xyloperthella crinitarsis Imhoff, 1843 | Auger beetle | | Xyloperthella guineensis Roberts, 1967 | | | Xyloperthella picea Olivier, 1790 | | | Xyloperthodes nitidipennis Murray, 1867 | |
Subnodes of Bostrichoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | 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 | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Hide beetles, Larder beetles, Museum beetles, Skin Beetle, Skin beetles | 6
9 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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