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Checklist for Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
131
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
4 Families width 5 Species
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845Short-winged Flower Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
4 Genera with 5 Species
Ascetoderes Pope, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Brachypterus Kugelann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Notiophygus Gory, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
5 Species
Ascetoderes foveicollis Reitter, 1877
Brachypterus capensis
Laemophloeus bembidium Sharp, 1899
Notiophygus proavus John, 1957
Notiophygus pullus John, 1938

Subnodes of Cucujoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyBothrideridae
Erichson, 1845
Cocoon-forming beetles, Dry bark beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBrachypteridae
Erichson, 1845
Short-winged Flower Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiscolomatidae
Horn, 1878
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cucujoidea at artfakta.se
Cucujoidea at dyntaxa.se
Cucujoidea at itis.gov