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Checklist for Infraorder Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
450
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
189
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
169
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
18
97
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape of Good Hope
18 Families width 141 Species and 1 Subspecies
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles26SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle22SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae3SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae (Billberg, 1820)Leaf Rolling Weevil3SpeciesTaxom
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845Short-winged Flower Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles7SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers38SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroidae (Latreille, 1807)Cardinal beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
97 Genera with 141 Species
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Afrophloeus Borovec & Ob..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Apagomera Bates, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Ascetoderes Pope, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Attelabus Linnaeus, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Bantodemus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Baris Germar, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Blenosia Laporte de C..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Borboresthes Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerus Olivier, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Brachypterus Kugelann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Bronchus Germar, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Capidium Koch, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomegilla Crotch, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplesis Dejean, 1775Flat-faced longhorns1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysolina Motschulsky, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomela Linnaeus, 04SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1849Bracket Fungus Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Clerus Fabricius, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Clytra Laicharting, 1781
0SpeciesTaxom
Coccinella Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Crioceris Geoffroy, 0Asparagus beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 0Cylindrical leaf beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochile Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Curculio Linnaeus, 1801Nut weevils and Acorn weevils5SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrothorax Aurivillius, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtonus Latreille, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 0Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dere White, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dorcadion Dalman, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dorytomus Germar, 1761Willow Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1777Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Epilachna Dejean, 1947Epilachna Lady Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Erioderus Blanchard, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Galeruca Geoffroy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Glyptosomus Schönherr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Haltica Illiger, 05SpeciesTaxom
Henosepilachna Li, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Hoplapoderus Jekel, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hypera Germar, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Korynetes Herbst, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Larinus Dejean, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptopius Oke, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Litomeces Murray, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Litopus Audinet-Serv..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lixus Fabricius, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Meligethes Stephens, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1758Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Misolampus Latreille, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Moluris Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18214SpeciesTaxom
Notiophygus Gory, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oxystoma Dumeril, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pachybrachis Chevrolat, 1781Scriptured Leaf Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramordellana Ermisch, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paratheocris Breuning, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Perissomerus Gounelle, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotomea Koch, 1958
Helmet toktokkies0SpeciesTaxom
Phligra Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotreta Dejean, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Physosterna Allard, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Plagionotus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platyrynchus Thunberg, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pogonocherus Dejean, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Promeces Audinet-Serv..., 17951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoschoenionta Breuning, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroa Geoffroy, 1761cardinal beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Rynchaenus Clairville, 18139SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1781False wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Stenocara Solier, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Taumacera Thunberg, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Thunbergapion Alonso-Zarazaga, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Tituboea Lacordaire, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
141 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrophloeus spathulatus Boheman, 1843
Afrophloeus squamifer Boheman, 1843
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Apagomera triangularis Germar, 1824
Apion squamulatum Gyllenhal, 1833
Ascetoderes foveicollis Reitter, 1877
Attelabus pectoralis (Thunberg, 1813)⇒ Leptapoderus pectoralis Thunberg, 1815
Bantodemus crassipes Thunberg, 1821
Baris (Baris) analis Olivier, 1790
Blaps rufipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps tibialis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Blenosia exarata Quensel, 1806
Brachycerus millepora Wiedemann, 1821
Brachycerus retusa Thunberg, C.P., 1799
Brachypterus capensis
Bradymerus fuscipes Thunberg, 1821
Bronchus capensis Germar, 1817
Capidium bipunctatum Thunberg, 1821
Capidium striatula Thunberg, 1821
Ceratomegilla (Ceratomegilla) undecimnotata (Schneider, 1792)⇒ Calosoma maximowiczi A. Morawitz, 1863
Ceroplesis aethiops Fabricius, 1775
Chrysolina (Threnosoma) cribrosa Ahrens, 1812
Chrysomela caffra Thunberg, 1821
Chrysomela capensis
Chrysomela cyanea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Chrysolina schaefferi Brown, 1962
Chrysomela multiguttata
Cis capensis Mellié, 1849
Cis muriceus Mellié, 1849
Clerus cruciatus
Clerus flavus
Clerus niger De Geer, 1775
Coccinella (Spilota) transversalis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Coccinella transversoguttata Faldermann, 1835
Crioceris (Crioceris) nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845
Crioceris aenea
Crioceris brunnea
Crioceris dimidiata
Crioceris discolor
Crioceris fusca
Crioceris haemorrhoa
Crioceris laevis
Crioceris lata Thunberg, 1787
Crioceris prasina
Crioceris pygmaea Fabricius, 1787
Crioceris tetrapuncta Thunberg, 1787
Crioceris virens
Cryptocephalus (Burlinius) labiatus Linnaeus, 1761
Cryptocephalus bioculatus
Cryptocephalus brunneus Gmelin, 1790
Cryptocephalus capensis Harold, 1872
Cryptocephalus crux Gebler, 1848
Cryptocephalus repandus
Cryptocephalus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1798
Cryptocephalus sinuatus (Harold, 1872)⇒ Cryptocephalus carinthiacus Suffrian, 1884
Cryptocephalus trifurcatus
Cryptochile echinata Fabricius, 1781
Curculio caffer Thunberg, C.P., 1815
Curculio felinus Thunberg, 1813
Curculio lacunosus Thunberg, 1813
Curculio pilularius Fabricius, 1801
Curculio retusus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Strophosoma nebulosum Stephens, 1831
Cyrtonus eumolpus Fairmaire, 1850
Dasytes opacus
Dere lagria Jordan, 1903
Dorcadion (Carinatodorcadion) aethiops Scopoli, 1763
Dorytomus (Dorytomus) tortrix Linnaeus, 1761
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Epilachna duodecimmaculata Thunberg, 1820
Epilachna indistincta Dieke, 1947
Erioderus pallens Fabricius, 1798
Erodius (Erodius) gibbus (Johann Chris..., 1775)⇒ Phylan gibbus Fabricius, 1775
Erodius muricatus Fabricius, 1798
Eurynotus capensis Fabricius, 1794
Galeruca laevis
Glyptosomus notulatus Boheman, 1842
Gnatocerus ruber (Thunberg, 1814)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gonocephalum seriatum Boisduval, 1835Beetle
Haltica bilineata
Haltica flava
Haltica picea (Waterhouse, 1838)⇒ Epithrix picea Waterhouse, 1838
Haltica rufa
Haltica stolida
Henosepilachna pusillanima Mulsant, 1850
Henosepilachna undecimsignata Thunberg, 1781
Hoplapoderus gemmatus Thunberg, 1784
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Hypera (Boreohypera) diversipunctata Schrank, 1798
Korynetes ruficornis Sturm, 1837
Laemophloeus bembidium Sharp, 1899
Larinus criniger Gyllenhal, 1835
Leptopius tribulus Fabricius, 1775
Litomeces gracilis sphecodes Schmidt, 1922
Litopus latipes Fabricius, 1787
Lixus tricostalis Thunberg, 1813
Lytta hirsuta
Lytta lineola (Klug, 1825)⇒ Tetraonyx lineola Klug, 1825
Malachius niger
Malachius rufifrons
Meligethes splendidulus Reitter, 1872
Meloe cichorii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mylabris lavaterae Fabricius, 1801
Melyris (Melyris) viridis Fabricius, 1775
Misolampus gibbulus Herbst, 1799
Moluris gibbosa Thunberg, 1787
Mylabris (Micrabris) flexuosa A. G. Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Mylabris) duodecimguttata Erichson, 1843
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris pustulata Thunberg, 1821Arhap blister beetle
Notiophygus proavus John, 1957
Notiophygus pullus John, 1938
Opatrum (Colpophorus) validum Rottenberg, 1871
Oxystoma craccae Linnaeus, 1767
Pachybrachis (Pachybrachis) hieroglyphicus Laicharting, 1781
Paramordellana ruficauda Maeklin, 1875
Paratheocris haltica Jordan, 1903
Perissomerus dasytes Martins, 1968
Phyllotreta exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Pimelia (Amblyptera) scabrosa Solier, 1836
Plagionotus (Plagionotus) arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758
Platyrynchus nebulosus (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Thompsonirhinus nebulosus Thunberg, 1815
Pogonocherus (Pogonocherus) hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pogonocherus hispidulus Piller & Mit..., 1783
Promeces (Promeces) longipes Olivier, 1795
Pseudoschoenionta libellula Jordan, 1894
Pyrochroa grandis
Pyrochroa serraticornis (Scopoli, 1761)⇒ Trichalus serraticornis Fabricius, 1775
Rynchaenus amylaceus Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus armiger Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus bovinus Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus campanulae Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus canus Horn, 1878
Rynchaenus fimbriatus Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus vacca Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus vetulus Thunberg, 1813
Rynchaenus vitellus Thunberg, 1813
Scymnus (Pullus) auritus Thunberg, 1795
Somaticus rugosus Fabricius, 1781
Stenocara crenata Thunberg, 1787
Taumacera deusta Thunberg, 1814
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Thunbergapion limbatum Thunberg, 1813
Tituboea macropus Illiger, 1800
Troglops marginatus Waltl, 1835
Zophosis minuta Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Cucujiformia with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
SuperfamilyCerambycoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
14
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyChrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles, Longhorn Beetles, Wasp Beetles
1
12
38
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles, Checkered Flower Beetles, Soft-winged Flower Beetles
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoccinelloidea
Latreille, 1807
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCucujoidea
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
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCurculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
3
18
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNitiduloidea
Latreille, 1802
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
5
36
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cucujiformia at itis.gov