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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3632
16165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
110
3187
13997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
63
1971
8031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
17
75
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
13 Genera with 33 Species
Ancistria Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 188513SpeciesTaxom
Lathropus Erichson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Microlaemus Lefkovich, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Notolaemus Lefkovitch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pediacus Shuckard, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Placonotus MacLeay, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Platisus Erichson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdophloeus Sharp, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sinuatophloeus Kessel, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Xylolestes Lefkovitch, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
33 Species
Ancistria retusa Fabricius, 1801
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) ferrugineus Stephens, 1831Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) pusilloides Steel & Howe, 1952
Cryptolestes distorticornis Lea, 1929
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 conterminus Olliff, 1885
Laemophloeus difficilis (Blackburn, 1888)⇒ Placonotus difficilis Blackburn, 1888
Laemophloeus felix Kessel, 1921
Laemophloeus fuscolineatus Lea, 1929
Laemophloeus howensis Lea, 1929
Laemophloeus leachi Grouvelle, 1876
Laemophloeus macleayi (Olliff, 1885)⇒ Placonotus longicornis W. J. MacLeay, 1871
Laemophloeus molestus Grouvelle, 1911
Laemophloeus ramsayi Olliff, 1885
Lathropus piceicollis (Lea, 1910)⇒ Microlaemus piceicollis Lea, 1910
Lathropus strigiceps (Lea, 1910)⇒ Microlaemus strigiceps Lea, 1910
Notolaemus articeps Olliff, 1885
Passandra heros Fabricius, 1801Large black cucujid beetle
Pediacus australis Marris & Åšl..., 2014
Placonotus australasiae Blackburn, 1892
Placonotus difficilis Blackburn, 1888
Placonotus longicornis W. J. MacLeay, 1871
Placonotus modestus Say, 1825
Placonotus testaceus Fabricius, 1787
Platisus coloniarius Olliff, 1885Flat brown cucujid beetle
Platisus moerosus Pascoe, 1868
Rhabdophloeus contaminatus Grouvelle, 1877
Sinuatophloeus juvencus Kessel, 1921
Sinuatophloeus nigricans Kessel, 1921
Xylolestes lepidus Grouvelle, 1883

Subnodes of Cucujidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyCucujinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaemophloeinae
Ganglbauer, 1899
Lined flat bark beetles
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPassandrinae
Erichson, 1845
Parasitic flat bark beetles
2
2
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