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Checklist for Superfamily Cleroidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark-gnawing)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
131
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
2
13
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 10 Species
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
13 Genera with 10 Species
Cephaloncus Westwood, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalicorus Erichson, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Clerus Fabricius, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 0Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dasytophasis Champion, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Korynetes Herbst, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necrobia Olivier, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelochrus Mulsant, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginopalpus Pic, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
10 Species
Clerus cruciatus
Clerus flavus
Clerus niger De Geer, 1775
Dasytes opacus
Korynetes ruficornis Sturm, 1837
Malachius niger
Malachius rufifrons
Melyris (Melyris) viridis Fabricius, 1775
Necrobia rufipes De Geer, 1775Copra beetle
Troglops marginatus Waltl, 1835

Subnodes of Cleroidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyCleridae
Latreille, 1802
Checkered Beetle, Checkered beetles, Chequered beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles, Soft-Winged Flower Beetle, Soft-winged flower beetles, Solf-winged flower beetles
10
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cleroidea at artfakta.se
Cleroidea at dyntaxa.se
Cleroidea at itis.gov