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Checklist for Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1425
4295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
10
36
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
10 Families width 61 Species
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae (Leach, 1815)Shining flower beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899Lined flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858Fruit worms1SpeciesTaxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879Palmetto beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
36 Genera with 61 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRST
Ancistria Erichson, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Aphanocephalus Wollaston, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Ascetoderes Pope, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Asosylus Grouvelle, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Barunius Sengupta & Pal, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideres Dejean, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cryptamorpha Wollaston, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Dastarcus Walker, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Deretaphrus Newman, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Enicmus C. G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gomya Dajoz, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Litochrus Erichson, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Metophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Nausibius Redtenbacher, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ochrolitus Sharp, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Olibrus Erichson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Placonotus MacLeay, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Profallia John, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Propalticus Sharp, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Protosilvanus Grouvelle, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Psammoecus Latreille, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobothrideres Grouvelle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Remigera Springer & G..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolaemus Steele, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Rhizophagus Herbst, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Shoguna Lewis, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Silvanoides Halstead, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Silvanolomus Reitter, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Silvanoprus Reitter, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Smicrips LeConte, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sosylus Erichson, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Telephanus Erichson, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
61 Species
Ancistria basseti Burckhardt &..., 1995
Ancistria beccarii Grouvelle, 1883
Ancistria foraminifrons Burckhardt &..., 1995
Ancistria longicapitata Burckhardt &..., 1995
Ancistria papuana Burckhardt &..., 1995
Ancistria strigosa Grouvelle, 1913
Aphanocephalus castaneus John, 1967
Aphanocephalus dahli John, 1971
Aphanocephalus disjunctus John, 1967
Aphanocephalus sedlaceki John, 1967
Ascetoderes bifossatus Grouvelle, 1903
Ascetoderes delauneyi Grouvelle, 1903
Asosylus papuanus Heinze, 1943
Barunius pacificus Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
Bothrideres vittipennis Grouvelle, 1903
Cryptamorpha figurata Grouvelle, 1903
Cryptamorpha lineella Grouvelle, 1903
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) ferrugineus Stephens, 1831Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) pusillus Schönherr, 1817Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes fauveli Grouvelle, 1883
Dastarcus decorus Reitter, 1877
Dastarcus rufosquameus Fairmaire, 1881
Deretaphrus interruptus Grouvelle, 1903
Enicmus minutus Linné, 1758
Gomya troglophila (Sen Gupta, 1979)⇒ Derolathrus troglophilus Sen Gupta, 1979
Laemophloeus haemorhoidalis Grouvelle, 1908
Laemophloeus parasitus Reitter, 1881
Laemophloeus politus Fairmaire, 1881
Laemophloeus tricostata Montrouzier, 1861
Nausibius clavicornis Kugelann, 1794Flat bark beetle
Ochrolitus tristriatus Casey, 1890
Olibrus egenus (Guillebeau, 1896)⇒ Olibrus caseyi Hetschko, 1928
Olibrus lubricus (Casey, 1916)⇒ Olibrus lubricatus Lyubarsky, 2004
Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Merchant grain beetle
Passandra heros Fabricius, 1801Large black cucujid beetle
Passandra trigemina Newman, 1839
Passandra trigeminum Newman, 1839
Placonotus macrognathus Thomas, 1984
Profallia kraussi John, 1967
Propalticus crassipes John, 1960
Protosilvanus fasciatus Halstead, 1973
Protosilvanus granosus Grouvelle, 1897
Protosilvanus inaequalis Grouvelle, 1882
Psammoecus lancifer Grouvelle, 1903
Psammoecus serrulatus Montrouz, 1864
Psammoecus signatus Grouvelle, 1919
Pseudobothrideres pulcher Grouvelle, 1903
Remigera spatulata Springer & G..., 1994
Rhinolaemus maculatus Steel, 1954
Rhizophagus (Rhizophagus) pusillus Bousquet, 1990
Shoguna termitiformis Fairmaire, 1883
Silvanoides foveicollis Halstead, 1973
Silvanoprus cephalotes Reitter, 1876
Silvanoprus longicollis Reitter, 1876
Smicrips texana Casey, 1916
Sosylus giluwe Pope, 1980
Sosylus hyweli Pope, 1980
Sosylus minusculus Pope, 1980
Sosylus morobensis Pope, 1980
Sosylus reflexus Pope, 1980
Telephanus acrolophus Thomas, 1984

Subnodes of Cucujoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyBothrideridae
Erichson, 1845
Cocoon-forming beetles, Dry bark beetles
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyByturidae
Jacquelin du Val, 1858
Fruit worms, Fruitworm beetles, Fruitworms
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiscolomatidae
Horn, 1878
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLaemophloeidae
Ganglbauer, 1899
Lined flat bark beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLatridiidae
Erichson, 1842
minute brown scavenger beetle, Minute brown scavenger beetles, Mould beetles, Plaster beetles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonotomidae
Laporte, 1840
Minute Clubbed Beetles, root eating beetle, Root-eating beetles, Small flattened bark beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalacridae
Leach, 1815
Shining flower beetles, Shining mold beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySilvanidae
Kirby, 1837
Flat bark beetles, Flat grain beetles, Grain beetles, Silvan flat bark beetles, Silvanid flat bark beetles
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySmicripidae
Horn, 1879
palmetto beetle, Palmetto beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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