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Checklist for Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
479
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
53
443
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
211
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
5
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
5 Families width 14 Species
Discolomatidae Horn, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
9 Genera with 14 Species
Aphanocephalus Wollaston, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideres Dejean, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Corticarina Reitter, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Melanophthalma Motschulsky, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Monanus Sharp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Placonotus MacLeay, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Psammoecus Latreille, 18923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
14 Species
Aphanocephalus acuminatus
Aphanocephalus binotatus Grouvelle, 1918
Aphanocephalus insularis Grouvelle, 1918
Aphanocephalus subdepressus Grouvelle, 1918
Bothrideres fryeri Grouvelle, 1918
Laemophloeus proprior Grouvelle, 1914
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) helvola Motschulsky, 1866
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) inermis Motschulsky, 1866
Monanus (Monanops) ornatus Grouvelle, 1914
Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Merchant grain beetle
Placonotus politissimus Wollaston, 1867Beetle
Psammoecus laetulus Grouvelle, 1914
Psammoecus nitescens Grouvelle, 1914
Psammoecus simoni Grouvelle, 1892

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

Taxom

FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiscolomatidae
Horn, 1878
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLatridiidae
Erichson, 1842
minute brown scavenger beetle, Minute brown scavenger beetles, Mould beetles, Plaster 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
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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