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Checklist for Tribe Brentini Billberg, 1820
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
67
6373
34278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
10
2242
13766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive
213
805
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrentinae
Billberg, 1820
Straight-snouted weevils
41
162
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrentini
Billberg, 1820
22
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
22 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDEHMOPRSU
Abrentodes Sharp, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Acramorphocephalus Kleine, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Afrocordus Damoiseau, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Amorphocephala Damoiseau, 192016SpeciesTaxom
Brentus Fabricius, 18406SpeciesTaxom
Claeoderes Schoenherr, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordus Schoenherr, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Debora Power, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Eremoxenus Semenov, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Estenorhinus Lacordaire, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Hadramorphocephalus Kleine, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordus Kleine, 18786SpeciesTaxom
Heterobrenthus Sharp, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Micramorphocephalus Kleine, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecobrenthus Kleine, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Orfilaia Haedo Rossi, 183313SpeciesTaxom
Pericordus Kolbe, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Perisymmorphocerus Kleine, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Raphirhynchus Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Spatherhinus Power, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphocerus Schoenherr, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Ubanius Senna, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
90 Species
Abrentodes pusillus Sharp, 1895Guadalupe suncup
Acramorphocephalus costipennis Calabresi, 1920
Acramorphocephalus gebieni Kleine, 1918
Acramorphocephalus schoutedeni Kleine, 1918
Acramorphocephalus stabilis Kleine, 1918
Afrocordus asper Calabresi, 1920Scarlet-tailed squirrelfish
Afrocordus vicarius Kleine, 1922Spottailed soldierfish
Amorphocephala aethiopica Bartolozzi, 1991
Amorphocephala angusta Damoiseau, 1967
Amorphocephala basilewskyi Damoiseau, 1967
Amorphocephala calcarata Damoiseau, 1967
Amorphocephala capensis Damoiseau, 1979Blackfin soldier
Amorphocephala coronata Germar, 1817
Amorphocephala dahomeensis Senna, 1894Scarletfin soldierfish
Amorphocephala deserticola Kleine, 1944Shadowfin soldier
Amorphocephala diademata Power, 1879Bigscale soldier
Amorphocephala imitator FÄhraeus, 1871
Amorphocephala jickelii Schaufuss, 1876Lonchin soldierfish
Amorphocephala mandibularis Damoiseau, 1967
Amorphocephala poweri De Muizon, 1960Bay pipefish
Amorphocephala pubescens Damoiseau, 1961Boarfishes
Amorphocephala senegalensis Power, 1879Bigscale soldier
Amorphocephala sulcata Calabresi, 1920Scarlet-tailed squirrelfish
Brentus anchorago Linnaeus, 1758
Brentus armiger Herbst, 1797
Brentus caudatus Herbst, 1797
Brentus clavipes Sharp, 1895Guadalupe suncup
Brentus guatemalenus Sharp, 1895Guadalupe suncup
Brentus mexicanus Boheman, 1840
Cordus asper
Cordus gigas De Muizon, 1955
Debora bocandei Power, 1879
Debora forficata J. Thomson, 1858West Indian squirrelfish
Eremoxenus algirus Bartolozzi, 1988
Eremoxenus maroccanus Mantilleri, 2012Shortbodied pipefish
Estenorhinus concolor Sharp, 1895
Estenorhinus flavolineatus Gyllenhal, 1840Squirrelfish
Estenorhinus guttatus Sharp, 1895Guadalupe suncup
Hadramorphocephalus calvei Power, 1879Bigscale soldier
Hemicordus bellicosus Kleine, 1926Pacific squirrelfish
Hemicordus guineensis Calabresi, 1920Scarlet-tailed squirrelfish
Hemicordus ivorensis Damoiseau, 1980
Hemicordus kraatzi Senna, 1898
Hemicordus plagiator Kleine, 1922Spottailed soldierfish
Hemicordus puncticollis Power, 1878
Heterobrenthus distans Sharp, 1895Guadalupe suncup
Micramorphocephalus consobrinus Kleine, 1918
Micramorphocephalus frater Kleine, 1918
Micramorphocephalus soror Kleine, 1918
Myrmecobrenthus ater Damoiseau, 1961
Myrmecobrenthus susinii Bartolozzi a..., 2011Banded snipefish
Myrmecobrenthus wasmanni Kleine, 1920
Orfilaia amitina Kolbe, 1910Bigeye soldierfish
Orfilaia anthracina Klug, 1833
Orfilaia bifalcata Fairmaire, 1884
Orfilaia brevirostris Kolbe, 1897
Orfilaia erythrea De Muizon, 1960Bay pipefish
Orfilaia falsotaruensis Kleine, 1947
Orfilaia nigeriensis Damoiseau, 1963
Orfilaia nigra Damoiseau, 1963
Orfilaia reichei Fairmaire, 1859
Orfilaia somalica Senna, 1895
Orfilaia taruensis Kolbe, 1897
Orfilaia truncata Boheman, 1829
Orfilaia vulsellata Gyllenhal, 1833
Pericordus curiatus Kleine, 1926Pacific squirrelfish
Pericordus freyi Damoiseau, 1966Deepwater squirrelfish
Pericordus latipes Kolbe, 1883
Pericordus occidentalis Damoiseau, 1964
Pericordus scutellaris Kleine, 1922Dusky squirrelfish
Perisymmorphocerus compactus Kleine, 1919Bigscale soldierfish
Perisymmorphocerus elongatus Power, 1879Bigscale soldier
Perisymmorphocerus latirostris Power, 1879Bigscale soldier
Perisymmorphocerus sulcifrons Kleine, 1919Bigscale soldierfish
Perisymmorphocerus tenuis Kleine, 1919Bigscale soldierfish
Spatherhinus cenaresti Bartolozzi, ..., 2010
Spatherhinus gabonicus J. Thomson, 1858West Indian squirrelfish
Spatherhinus grandis Kleine, 1914Bluntnosed soldierfish
Spatherhinus longiceps Kolbe, 1888Tufted globe amaranth
Spatherhinus medioximus J. Thomson, 1858West Indian squirrelfish
Spatherhinus opacus J. Thomson, 1858West Indian squirrelfish
Spatherhinus ophthalmicus Kolbe, 1888Tufted globe amaranth
Symmorphocerus alluaudi Senna, 1894
Symmorphocerus approximatus Damoiseau, 1964
Symmorphocerus frontalis Olivier, 1807
Symmorphocerus lottoi De Muizon, 1960
Symmorphocerus minutus Power, 1879
Symmorphocerus monticola Schoenherr, 1847
Symmorphocerus supercilliatus Damoiseau, 1967
Ubanius aeneus Senna, 1895Fanfin soldier

Subnodes of Brentini with occurrences in Africa
SubtribeArrhenodina
Lacordaire, 1865
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeBrentina
Billberg, 1820
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEremoxenina
Semenov, 1892
12
56
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brentini at itis.gov