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Checklist for Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
319
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 10 Species
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
6 Genera with 10 Species
Afrocorimus Halstead, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Leptophloeus Casey, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Melanophthalma Motschulsky, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Shekarus Pope, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
10 Species
Afrocorimus endroedyi Halstead, 1980
Leptophloeus janeti Grouvelle, 1899
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) endroedyi Rucker, 1984
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) proximulata Rucker, 1980
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) simpliata Rucker, 1980
Oryzaephilus decellei Halstead, 1980
Oryzaephilus exiguus Halstead, 1980
Passandra sagena Lefkovitch, 1963
Passandra zairensis Slipinski, 1983
Shekarus ornatus Pope, 1961

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

Taxom

FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLatridiidae
Erichson, 1842
minute brown scavenger beetle, Minute brown scavenger beetles, Mould beetles, Plaster beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySilvanidae
Kirby, 1837
Flat bark beetles, Flat grain beetles, Grain beetles, Silvan flat bark beetles, Silvanid flat bark beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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