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Checklist for Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
1509
6505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1262
5308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
39
690
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
7
15
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
7 Families width 28 Species
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae (Leach, 1815)Shining flower beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858Fruit worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
15 Genera with 28 Species
Ancistria Erichson, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Aphanocephalus Wollaston, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Asosylus Grouvelle, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Barunius Sengupta & Pal, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dastarcus Walker, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Litochrus Erichson, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Olibrus Erichson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Psammoecus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Remigera Springer & G..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Shoguna Lewis, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Silvanolomus Reitter, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Silvanoprus Reitter, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Sosylus Erichson, 19805SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
28 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
Asosylus papuanus Heinze, 1943
Barunius pacificus Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
Dastarcus decorus Reitter, 1877
Dastarcus rufosquameus Fairmaire, 1881
Laemophloeus parasitus Reitter, 1881
Olibrus egenus (Guillebeau, 1896)⇒ Olibrus caseyi Hetschko, 1928
Olibrus lubricus (Casey, 1916)⇒ Olibrus lubricatus Lyubarsky, 2004
Passandra heros Fabricius, 1801Large black cucujid beetle
Passandra trigemina Newman, 1839
Passandra trigeminum Newman, 1839
Remigera spatulata Springer & G..., 1994
Shoguna termitiformis Fairmaire, 1883
Silvanoprus cephalotes Reitter, 1876
Silvanoprus longicollis Reitter, 1876
Sosylus giluwe Pope, 1980
Sosylus hyweli Pope, 1980
Sosylus minusculus Pope, 1980
Sosylus morobensis Pope, 1980
Sosylus reflexus Pope, 1980

Subnodes of Cucujoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyBothrideridae
Erichson, 1845
Cocoon-forming beetles, Dry bark beetles
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiscolomatidae
Horn, 1878
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonotomidae
Laporte, 1840
Minute Clubbed Beetles, root eating beetle, Root-eating beetles, Small flattened bark beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalacridae
Leach, 1815
Shining flower beetles, Shining mold beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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