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Checklist for Superfamily Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Beetles)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
707
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cucujoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Flower Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Lady Beetles
9
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
9 Families width 39 Species
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845Cocoon-forming beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815Shining flower beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845Short-winged Flower Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937Mould beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 187810SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
34 Genera with 39 Species
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Adistemia Fall, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ahasverus Gozis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Airaphilus Redtenbacher, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Ascetoderes Pope, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Astilpnus Perris, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Augasmus Motschulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypterus Kugelann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cathartus Reiche, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Charaphloeus Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Coninomus Thomson, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Corticaria Marsham, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Corticarina Reitter, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Cortinicara Johnson, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cryptamorpha Wollaston, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagus Herbst, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophagus Schoenherr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dienerella Reitter, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ephistemus Stephens, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lathridius Herbst, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Latridius Herbst, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Melanophthalma Motschulsky, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Metophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrambe C.G. Thomson, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Monotoma Herbst, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Notiophygus Gory, 196710SpeciesTaxom
Olibrus Erichson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pachyplacus John, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Passandra Dalman, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyconomus LeConte, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilbus Seidlitz, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Tolyphus Erichson, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
39 Species
Adistemia watsoni Wollaston, 1871Household Fungus Beetle
Ahasverus advena Waltl, 1834Foreign grain beetle
Ascetoderes foveicollis Reitter, 1877
Brachypterus capensis
Charaphloeus adustus LeConte, 1854
Coninomus constrictus (Gyllenhal, 1827)⇒ Cartodere constricta Gyllenhal, 1827
Corticaria (Corticaria) fulva Comolli, 1837
Corticaria (Corticaria) pubescens (Gyllenhal, 1827)⇒ Corticaria punctulata Marsham, 1802
Corticaria (Corticaria) serrata Paykull, 1798
Cortinicara gibbosa Herbst, 1793
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) ferrugineus Stephens, 1831Flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes (Cryptolestes) turcicus Grouvelle, 1876Flour Mill Beetle
Cryptophagus (Cryptophagus) acutangulus Gyllenhal, 1828Acute-angled fungus beetle
Cryptophagus (Cryptophagus) cellaris Scopoli, 1763Cellar Beetle
Cryptophagus (Cryptophagus) dentatus (Herbst, 1793)⇒ Cryptophagus pallidus Sturm, 1845
Cryptophagus (Cryptophagus) laticollis (Lucas, 1849)⇒ Spaniophaenus laticollis Miller, 1858
Dendrophagus cygnaei Mannerheim, 1846
Dienerella (Dienerella) argus Reitter, 1884
Ephistemus globulus Paykull, 1786Silken fungus beetle
Laemophloeus bembidium Sharp, 1899
Lathridius nodifer (Westwood, 1839)⇒ Cartodere nodifer Westwood, 1839
Latridius minutus Linnaeus, 1767Small minute scavenger beetle
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) helvola Motschulsky, 1866
Melanophthalma (Melanophthalma) inermis Motschulsky, 1866
Monotoma (Monotoma) spinicollis Aubé, 1837
Notiophygus angulosus John, 1929
Notiophygus bokouganus John, 1956
Notiophygus contractus John, 1956
Notiophygus fulvipes John, 1956
Notiophygus hessei John, 1938
Notiophygus paracanus John, 1955
Notiophygus perplexus John, 1929
Notiophygus proavus John, 1957
Notiophygus pullus John, 1938
Notiophygus vonpeezi John, 1967
Olibrus consanguineus Péringuey, 1892
Oryzaephilus mercator Fauvel, 1889Merchant grain beetle
Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Merchant grain beetle
Stilbus apicialis Melsheimer, 1844

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

Taxom

FamilyBrachypteridae
Erichson, 1845
Short-winged Flower Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCryptophagidae
Kirby, 1937
Mould beetles, silken fungus beetle, Silken fungus beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCucujidae
Latreille, 1802
Flat bark beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiscolomatidae
Horn, 1878
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLatridiidae
Erichson, 1842
minute brown scavenger beetle, Minute brown scavenger beetles, Mould beetles, Plaster beetles
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonotomidae
Laporte, 1840
Minute Clubbed Beetles, root eating beetle, Root-eating beetles, Small flattened bark beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalacridae
Leach, 1815
Shining flower beetles, Shining mold beetles
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySilvanidae
Kirby, 1837
Flat bark beetles, Flat grain beetles, Grain beetles, Silvan flat bark beetles, Silvanid flat bark beetles
7
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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