Checklist for Infraorder Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
List of families for Cape Town
31 Families width 309 Species and 6 Subspecies #ABCDELMNOPSTZ
| Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 | Cerylid Kingfishers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Ciidae Leach, 1819 | Minute tree fungus beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Corylophidae LeConte, 1852 | Hooded beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937 | Mould beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Discolomatidae Horn, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 | Pleasing Fungus Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 | Hairy fungus beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 | False Blister Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacridae Leach, 1815 | Shining flower beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salpingidae Leach, 1815 | Narrow-waisted bark beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802 | Bark gnawing beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cucujiformia with occurrences in Cape Town | Superfamily | Cerambycoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
30
33 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles, Longhorn Beetles, Wasp Beetles | 1
48
28 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles, Checkered Flower Beetles, Soft-winged Flower Beetles | 3
18
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Coccinelloidea
Latreille, 1807
| 4
21
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles, Ladybirds, Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles, Pollen Beetles, Root-eating Beetles, Sap Beetles, Silken Fungus Beetles | 7
18
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils | 4
96
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Erotyloidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
2
1 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Nitiduloidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
10
5 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles | 9
66
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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