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Checklist for Family Brentidae Billberg, 1820 (Brenthidae)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
638
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
131
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive
12
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
12 Genera with 24 Species
Amorphocephala Damoiseau, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Corimalia Gozis, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cyanapion Bokor, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Cylas Latrreille, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Episus Billberg, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Microcerus Schoenherr, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Nanophyes Schoenherr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orfilaia Haedo Rossi, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pericordus Kolbe, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Piezotrachelus Schonherr, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoceocephalus Kleine, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Squamapion Bokor, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
24 Species
Amorphocephala imitator Fåhraeus, 1871
Corimalia tamarisci Gyllenhal, 1838
Cyanapion (Bothryorrhynchapion) gyllenhalii Kirby, 1808
Cylas cyanescens Boheman, 1833
Cylas pumilus Marshall, 1953
Cylas semipunctatus Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus contractus Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus cyathiformis Gyllenhal, 1833Key dusky pipefish
Episus devylderi Aurivillius, 1885
Episus exilis Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Episus fahraei Aurivillius, 1885
Episus inermicollis Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Episus mendosus Gyllenhal, 1833
Episus saritae Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Microcerus borrei Aurivillius, 1885
Microcerus costalis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus gracilis Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Microcerus grisescens Gyllenhal, 1840Flutemouth
Microcerus latipennis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus subcaudatus Gerstäcker, 1855
Nanophyes detritus (Rey, 1893)⇒ Corimalia tamarisci Gyllenhal, 1838
Orfilaia vulsellata Gyllenhal, 1833
Pericordus freyi Damoiseau, 1966Deepwater squirrelfish
Squamapion samarense Faust, 1891

Subnodes of Brentidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyApioninae
Schoenherr, 1823
Pear-shaped Weevils
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrentinae
Billberg, 1820
Straight-snouted weevils
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrocerinae
Lacordaire, 1863
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNanophyinae
Gistel, 1856
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrachelizinae
Lacordaire, 1865
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brentidae at gbif.org
Brentidae at irmng.org
Brentidae at itis.gov