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Checklist for Subfamily Cossoninae Schönherr, 1825
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
309
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
96
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
82
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCossoninae
Schönherr, 1825
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
7 Genera with 7 Species
Brachyscapus Wollaston, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cossonus Clairville, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Mesoxenomorphus Wollaston, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pentarthrophasis Pdringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pentarthrum Wollaston, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Phloeophagus Schönherr, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscelis Wollaston, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
7 Species
Cossonus africanus Boheman, 1845
Mesoxenomorphus luridus Hesse, 1928
Pentarthrophasis raffrayi Péringuey, 1909
Pentarthrum indicator Péringuey, 1908
Phloeophagus ebeninus Boheman, 1838
Phloeophagus hispidus Boheman, 1838
Stenoscelis hylastoides Wollaston, 1861

Subnodes of Cossoninae with occurrences in Cape Town
TribeCossonini
Schoenherr, 1825
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDryotribini
LeConte, 1876
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnycholipini
Wollaston, 1873
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePentarthrini
Lacordaire, 1866
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhyncolini
Gistel, 1856
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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