Checklist for Superfamily Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carpet Beetles)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 116
4223
17152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 99
3729
14706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
| 3
79
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles | 3
79
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 236 Species
Subnodes of Bostrichoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa | 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 | 30
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Hide beetles, Larder beetles, Museum beetles, Skin Beetle, Skin beetles | 13
98 | 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 | 36
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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