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Checklist for Family Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 (Flat bark beetles)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
3984
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3574
10741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
47
2023
4225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
10
42
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
15 Genera with 27 Species
Carinophloeus Lefkovitch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Catogenus Westwood, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Leptophloeus Casey, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Mariolaemus Lefkovitch, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Mestolaemus Lefkovitch, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Microlaemus Lefkovich, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Nicolebertia Burckhardt &..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parandrita J.LeConte & ..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 198310SpeciesTaxom
Placonotus MacLeay, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Planolestes Lefkovitch, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphroscelidia Crotch, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylolestes Lefkovitch, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
27 Species
Carinophloeus raffrayi Grouvelle, 1894
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) pusillus Schönherr, 1817Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes planulatus Grouvelle, 1896
Laemophloeus parasitus Reitter, 1881
Leptophloeus cassavae Lefkovitch, 1962
Leptophloeus janeti Grouvelle, 1899
Mariolaemus escalerai Grouvelle, 1905
Mariolaemus misellus Grouvelle, 1889
Mestolaemus longicornis Lefkovitch, 1962
Nicolebertia dejeani Grouvelle, 1915
Passandra apicalis Grouvelle, 1885
Passandra fasciata Gray, 1832
Passandra gemellipara Newman, 1839
Passandra gigas Fabricius, 1801
Passandra murrayi Grouvelle, 1876
Passandra quadrilineata Smith, 1851
Passandra sagena Lefkovitch, 1963
Passandra sexstriata Dalman, 1817
Passandra simplex Murray, 1867
Passandra zairensis Slipinski, 1983
Placonotus bolivari Grouvelle, 1905
Placonotus majus Lefkovitch, 1962
Placonotus mestus Lefkovitch, 1962
Placonotus politissimus Wollaston, 1867Beetle
Placonotus subtruncatus Lefkovitch, 1962
Taphroscelidia linearis LeConte, 1863
Xylolestes unicolor Grouvelle, 1908

Subnodes of Cucujidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyLaemophloeinae
Ganglbauer, 1899
Lined flat bark beetles
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPassandrinae
Erichson, 1845
Parasitic flat bark beetles
4
12
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