Checklist of Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
for Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 752
15103
59523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 748
15065
59380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 713
14835
58655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
11966
51259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 116
4185
17034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 99
3695
14616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 53
2040
6012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles | 12
69
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
12 Families width 281 Species | Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861 | Biphyllid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Boganiidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 | Cocoon-forming beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845) | Short-winged Flower Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937 | Mould beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Discolomatidae Horn, 1878 | | 177 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Passandridae (Erichson, 1845) | Parasitic flat bark beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacridae Leach, 1815 | Shining flower beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 22 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cucujoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa | Family | Biphyllidae
LeConte, 1861
Biphyllid beetles, False hide beetles, false skin beetle, False skin beetles | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Boganiidae
Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1966
| 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bothrideridae
Erichson, 1845
Cocoon-forming beetles, Dry bark beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brachypteridae
Erichson, 1845
Short-winged Flower Beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cryptophagidae
Kirby, 1937
Mould beetles, silken fungus beetle, Silken fungus beetles | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles | 16
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Discolomatidae
Horn, 1878
| 3
177 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Latridiidae
Erichson, 1842
minute brown scavenger beetle, Minute brown scavenger beetles, Mould beetles, Plaster beetles | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monotomidae ♰
Laporte, 1840
Minute Clubbed Beetles, root eating beetle, Root-eating beetles, Small flattened bark beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Passandridae
Erichson, 1845
parasitic flat bark beetle, Parasitic flat bark beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phalacridae
Leach, 1815
Shining flower beetles, Shining mold beetles | 4
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Silvanidae ♰
Kirby, 1837
Flat bark beetles, Flat grain beetles, Grain beetles, Silvan flat bark beetles, Silvanid flat bark beetles | 13
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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