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Checklist of Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1550
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1397
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
601
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
506
595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
300
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
7
18
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
7 Families width 14 Species
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937Mould beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815Shining flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
18 Genera with 14 Species
Adistemia Fall, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ahasverus Gozis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Airaphilus Redtenbacher, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Astilpnus Perris, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Coninomus Thomson, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Corticaria Marsham, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagus Herbst, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Latridius Herbst, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Micrambe C.G. Thomson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Monotoma Herbst, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Notiophygus Gory, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Olibrus Erichson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Phyconomus LeConte, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tolyphus Erichson, 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
14 Species
Adistemia watsoni Wollaston, 1871Household Fungus Beetle
Ahasverus advena Waltl, 1834Foreign grain beetle
Coninomus constrictus (Gyllenhal, 1827)⇒ Cartodere constricta Gyllenhal, 1827
Corticaria (Corticaria) fulva Comolli, 1837
Corticaria (Corticaria) serrata Paykull, 1798
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) turcicus Grouvelle, 1876Flour Mill Beetle
Cryptophagus (Cryptophagus) acutangulus Gyllenhal, 1828Acute-angled fungus beetle
Cryptophagus (Cryptophagus) dentatus (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Cryptophagus pallidus Sturm, 1845
Latridius minutus Linnaeus, 1767Small minute scavenger beetle
Monotoma (Monotoma) spinicollis Aubé, 1837
Notiophygus angulosus John, 1929
Notiophygus vonpeezi John, 1967
Olibrus consanguineus Péringuey, 1892
Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Merchant grain beetle

Subnodes of Cucujoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyCryptophagidae
Kirby, 1937
Mould beetles, silken fungus beetle, Silken fungus beetles
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
3
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiscolomatidae
Horn, 1878
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLatridiidae
Erichson, 1842
minute brown scavenger beetle, Minute brown scavenger beetles, Mould beetles, Plaster beetles
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMonotomidae
Laporte, 1840
Minute Clubbed Beetles, root eating beetle, Root-eating beetles, Small flattened bark beetles
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhalacridae
Leach, 1815
Shining flower beetles, Shining mold beetles
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySilvanidae
Kirby, 1837
Flat bark beetles, Flat grain beetles, Grain beetles, Silvan flat bark beetles, Silvanid flat bark beetles
4
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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