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Checklist for Family Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 (Cerylid Kingfishers)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1425
4295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccinelloidea
Latreille, 1807
4
63
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCerylonidae
Billberg, 1820
Cerylid Kingfishers, Cerylonid beetles
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
11 Genera with 23 Species
Australiorylon Ślipiński..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Axiocerylon Grouvelle, 19885SpeciesTaxom
Cerylon Latreille, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Euxestus Wollaston, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Lytopeplus Sharp, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Metacerylon Grouvelle, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Metaxestus Slipinski, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mychocerus Erichson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Orientrylon Slipinski, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ostomopsis Scott, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Philothermus Aubé, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
23 Species
Australiorylon irregularis
Australiorylon lau
Axiocerylon baloghi Besuchet & S..., 1988
Axiocerylon bournei Besuchet & S..., 1988
Axiocerylon minimum Besuchet & S..., 1988
Axiocerylon peckorum Besuchet & S..., 1988
Axiocerylon solomonense Besuchet & S..., 1988
Cerylon angoramus Slipinski, 1981
Cerylon kaszabi Slipinski, 1981
Cerylon ocellatus Slipinski, 1981
Cerylon solomoni Slipinski, 1981
Euxestus oeneipennis Fauvel, 1903
Euxestus papuanus Slipinski, 1981
Lytopeplus catena Grouvelle, 1903
Metacerylon papuanum Slipinski, 1982
Metaxestus papuanus Slipinski, 1982
Mychocerus kuscheli
Mychocerus laevis Grouvelle, 1903
Orientrylon baloghi Slipinski, 1981
Ostomopsis kuscheli Jałoszyńsk..., 2021
Ostomopsis watti Jałoszyńsk..., 2021
Philothermus caledonicus Dajoz, 1974
Philothermus vanua

Subnodes of Cerylonidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyCeryloninae
Billberg, 1820
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEuxestinae
Grouvelle, 1908
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOstomopsinae
Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1973
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cerylonidae at artfakta.se
Cerylonidae at dyntaxa.se
Cerylonidae at gbif.org
Cerylonidae at irmng.org
Cerylonidae at itis.gov