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Checklist for Family Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 (Flat bark beetles)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
144
5891
36717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
127
5232
31409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
75
3112
17458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
23
118
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
17
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
17 Genera with 94 Species
Ancistria Erichson, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Aulonosoma Motschulsky, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 19559SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 190842SpeciesTaxom
Lathropus Erichson, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Mariolaemus Lefkovitch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Microbrontes Reitter, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Microlaemus Lefkovich, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Notolaemus Lefkovitch, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Pediacus Shuckard, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Placonotus MacLeay, 18547SpeciesTaxom
Platisus Erichson, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Prionophora Meyrick, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdophloeus Sharp, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sinuatophloeus Kessel, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Xylolestes Lefkovitch, 18832SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
94 Species
Ancistria alternans Grouvelle, 1913
Ancistria filiformis (Grouvelle, 1913)⇒ Ancistria retusa Fabricius, 1801
Ancistria leai (Grouvelle, 1913)⇒ Ancistria retusa Fabricius, 1801
Ancistria retusa Fabricius, 1801
Ancistria retusum Fabricius, 1801
Aulonosoma tenebrioides Motschulsky, 1858
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) capensis Waltl, 1834
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) ferrugineus Stephens, 1831Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) pusilloides Steel & Howe, 1952
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) pusillus Schönherr, 1817Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) turcicus Grouvelle, 1876Flour Mill Beetle
Cryptolestes diemenensis Blackburn, 1903Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes distorticornis Lea, 1929
Cryptolestes norfolcensis Lea, 1929
Cryptolestes ugandae Steel & Howe, 1955
Laemophloeus amabilis Olliff, 1885
Laemophloeus arrowi Grouvelle, 1902
Laemophloeus articeps (Olliff, 1895)⇒ Notolaemus articeps Olliff, 1885
Laemophloeus australasiae (Blackburn, 1892)⇒ Placonotus australasiae Blackburn, 1892
Laemophloeus bimaculiflavus Lea, 1929
Laemophloeus bistriatus Grouvelle, 1878
Laemophloeus contaminatus (Grouvelle, 1877)⇒ Rhabdophloeus contaminatus Grouvelle, 1877
Laemophloeus conterminus Olliff, 1885
Laemophloeus difficilis (Blackburn, 1888)⇒ Placonotus difficilis Blackburn, 1888
Laemophloeus distorticornis (Lea, 1929)⇒ Cryptolestes distorticornis Lea, 1929
Laemophloeus eucalypti Lea, 1904
Laemophloeus felix Kessel, 1921
Laemophloeus frater Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus fuscolineatus Lea, 1929
Laemophloeus howensis Lea, 1929
Laemophloeus inauditus Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus insignior Blackburn, 1908
Laemophloeus insignis Grouvelle, 1888
Laemophloeus leachi Grouvelle, 1876
Laemophloeus lepidus (Grouvelle, 1883)⇒ Xylolestes lepidus Grouvelle, 1883
Laemophloeus lindi Blackburn, 1888
Laemophloeus macleayi (Olliff, 1885)⇒ Placonotus longicornis W. J. MacLeay, 1871
Laemophloeus mauditus (Grouvelle, 1911)⇒ Laemophloeus inauditus Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus mendax Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus molestus Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus multipunctatus Grouvelle, 1902
Laemophloeus murrayensis Blackburn, 1908
Laemophloeus pallidus Lea, 1904
Laemophloeus parasitus Reitter, 1881
Laemophloeus parvulus Grouvelle, 1883
Laemophloeus pilosus Lea, 1904
Laemophloeus pusulae Blackburn, 1903
Laemophloeus ramsayi Olliff, 1885
Laemophloeus regularis Grouvelle, 1902
Laemophloeus rigidus (Olliff, 1885)⇒ Placonotus rigidus Olliff, 1885
Laemophloeus subopacus Lea, 1904
Laemophloeus subpallidus Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus tasmanicus (Grouvelle, 1876)⇒ Notolaemus tasmanicus Grouvelle, 1876
Laemophloeus testaceorufus Lea, 1904
Laemophloeus tuberculatus Grouvelle, 1877
Laemophloeus ubiquitosus Lea, 1904
Laemophloeus victoriae Blackburn, 1908
Lathropus latebricola
Lathropus piceicollis (Lea, 1910)⇒ Microlaemus piceicollis Lea, 1910
Lathropus postocularis
Lathropus strigiceps (Lea, 1910)⇒ Microlaemus strigiceps Lea, 1910
Mariolaemus gestroi Grouvelle, 1883
Microbrontes blackburni Grouvelle, 1902
Microlaemus brightensis Blackburn, 1903
Microlaemus piceicollis Lea, 1910
Microlaemus strigiceps Lea, 1910
Notolaemus articeps Olliff, 1885
Notolaemus tasmanicus Grouvelle, 1876
Passandra australicum Waterhouse, 1876
Passandra heros Fabricius, 1801Large black cucujid beetle
Passandra marginata Grouvelle, 1877
Passandra trigemina Newman, 1839
Passandra trigeminum Newman, 1839
Pediacus australis Marris & Åšl..., 2014
Pediacus fuscus Erichson, 1845
Placonotus australasiae Blackburn, 1892
Placonotus difficilis Blackburn, 1888
Placonotus longicornis W. J. MacLeay, 1871
Placonotus modestus Say, 1825
Placonotus rigidus Olliff, 1885
Placonotus testaceus Fabricius, 1787
Placonotus zimmermanni LeConte, 1854
Platisus angusticollis Reitter, 1879
Platisus coloniarius Olliff, 1885Flat brown cucujid beetle
Platisus integricollis Reitter, 1878
Platisus moerosus Pascoe, 1868
Platisus obscurus Erichson, 1842
Prionophora bifasciata
Rhabdophloeus contaminatus Grouvelle, 1877
Sinuatophloeus felix Kessel, 1921
Sinuatophloeus juvencus Kessel, 1921
Sinuatophloeus nigricans Kessel, 1921
Xylolestes lepidus Grouvelle, 1883
Xylolestes ovalis Grouvelle, 1883

Subnodes of Cucujidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyCucujinae
Latreille, 1802
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaemophloeinae
Ganglbauer, 1899
Lined flat bark beetles
11
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPassandrinae
Erichson, 1845
Parasitic flat bark beetles
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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